Gaither Sisters Trilogy Box Set by Rita Williams-Garcia

Gaither Sisters Trilogy Box Set

One Crazy Summer, P.s. Be Eleven, Gone Crazy in Alabama

Rita Williams-Garcia

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · October 2, 2018

All three books in the Coretta Scott King Award-winning series by New York Times-bestselling author Rita Williams-Garcia are now available in one beautiful, giftable box set!

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Who it’s for
Middle-grade readers interested in family adventures
Themes
Family bonds, Growing up, 1960s American society
Genres
20th-Century U.S., Sibling Stories, US: African American Stories

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Matched by what the books are about, then ordered by what their readers also loved. Most of these share its genre: US: African American Stories.

  1. One Crazy SummerRita Williams-Garcia83% matchAlso shares 20th-Century U.S.
  2. The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963Christopher Paul Curtis58% matchAlso shares 20th-Century U.S.
  3. City Summer, Country SummerKiese Laymon54% match
  4. FerrisKate DiCamillo54% match
  5. Hattie Mae Begins AgainSharon G. Flake54% matchAlso shares 20th-Century U.S.
  6. American Girl: 5-minute StoriesAmerican Girl54% match
  7. Remember USJacqueline Woodson54% match

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All three books in the Coretta Scott King Award-winning series by New York Times-bestselling author Rita Williams-Garcia are now available in one beautiful, giftable box set! Each humorous, unforgettable story follows the Gaither sisters as they grow up during one of the most tumultuous eras in recent American history, the 1960s.

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Read the adventures of eleven-year-old Delphine and her younger sisters, Vonetta and Fern, as they visit their kin all over the rapidly changing nation—and as they discover that the bonds of family, and their own strength, run deeper than they ever knew possible. This box set includes One Crazy Summer, a Newbery Honor book, National Book Award finalist, and winner of the Scott O’Dell Award; P.S. Be Eleven; and Gone Crazy in Alabama, all of which will make the perfect addition to a young reader’s growing library. Readers who enjoy Christopher Paul Curtis's The Watsons Go to Birmingham and Jacqueline Woodson’s Brown Girl Dreaming will find much to love in these books. Rita Williams-Garcia's books about Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern can also be read alongside nonfiction explorations of American history such as Jason Reynolds's and Ibram X. Kendi's books. “A beloved middle grade series.” —School Library Journal (starred review) “Funny, wise, poignant, and thought-provoking.” —Horn Book (starred review) “The Gaither sisters are an irresistible trio. Williams-Garcia excels at conveying defining moments of American society from their point of view.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Where it sits

US: African American Stories55%
20th-Century U.S.48%
Sibling Stories39%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • US Biographies
  • US: African American Stories
  • Multigenerational Families
  • Stepfamily Stories
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  • U.S. History
  • Friendship
  • Prejudice & Racism
  • Bullying
Authors
Rita Williams-Garcia
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
October 2, 2018
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Family bonds · Growing up · 1960s American society
Reading lane
US Biographies