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One crazy summer : the graphic novel / by Rita Williams-Garcia ; illustrated by Sharee Miller.

1 crazy summer : (other title)
Williams-Garcia, Rita, (author.). Miller, Sharee, (illustrator.). Williams-Garcia, Rita. Graphic novelization of (work): One crazy summer. (Added Author).

Summary:

In the summer of 1968, after traveling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their mother, a dedicated poet and printer, is resentful of the intrusion of their visit and wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062935595
  • ISBN: 0062935593
  • Physical Description: 299 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Quill Tree Books/HarperAlley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2025].

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Adapted from the Newberry Honor Book and National Book Award Finalist."
Target Audience Note:
Ages 8-12. Quill Tree Books.
Grades 4-6. Quill Tree Books.
Subject: Black Panther Party > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile fiction.
Sisters > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile fiction.
Mothers > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile fiction.
Mothers and daughters > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile fiction.
Poets > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile fiction.
Civil rights movements > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile fiction.
Oakland (Calif.) > History > 20th century > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Graphic novels.
Graphic novel adaptations.
Comics (Graphic works)
Historical comics.

Available copies

  • 14 of 24 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 24 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Hot Springs Library J 741.5 WIL (Text) 30229101390002 Juvenile Graphic Novel Available -
Alexander Main Library GRA J Williams-Garcia (Text) 34269001463372 Juvenile Graphic Novel Available -
Beaufort Main GN J WILLI (Text) 34208900250035 Juvenile Graphic Novel Checked out 08/25/2025
Benhaven Public Library J GN Williams-Garcia (Text) 33630005458331 Juvenile Graphic Novel Available -
Bordeaux Library GN J WILLIAMS-GAR (Text) 31781069123733 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Broadway Branch J GN WILLIAMS-GARCIA (Text) 33262003289829 Juvenile New Fiction Checked out 07/29/2025
Bunn Branch J/741.5/Williams-Garcia (Text) 72350000129971 Juvenile New Nonfiction Available -
Comfort Public Library J741.597 W (Text) 39149008470502 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Dunn Public Library J GN Williams-Garcia (Text) 33436001832465 Juvenile Graphic Novel Available -
Greene County Public Library J741.597 W (Text) 39149008470510 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Harnett County Main Library J GN Williams-Garcia (Text) 33630005454074 Juvenile Graphic Novel Checked out 08/19/2025
Hocutt-Ellington Memorial Library JGN Williams-Garcia (Text) 39523000163051 Juvenile New Fiction Available -
Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library J741.597 W (Text) 39149008461659 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
La Grange Public Library J741.597 W (Text) 39149008470528 Juvenile Nonfiction Checked out 08/25/2025
Lee County Main Library J GN WILLIAMS-GARCIA (Text) 33262003289830 Juvenile New Fiction Checked out 09/02/2025
Leland Library J FIC GAR (Text) 31423621413019 Juvenile Graphic Novel Checked out 09/03/2025
Maysville Public Library J741.597 W (Text) 39149008470536 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Moore County Library J 741.5 WIL (Text) 48198030051094 Juvenile Graphic Novel Checked out 08/15/2025
Norris Public Library J GN WIL (Text) 30254100704615 Juvenile Graphic Novel Checked out 08/16/2025
North Regional Library GN J WILLIAMS-GAR (Text) 31781069123741 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Robeson County Public Library JF WILLIAMS-GARCIA (Text) 34510611167121 Juvenile Graphic Novel Available -
Roseboro Public Library J F Wil (Text) 810191002050180 Juvenile Graphic Novel Available -
Selma Public Library J 741.5 Williams-Garcia (Text) 38950611558463 Juvenile New Fiction Checked out 08/28/2025
Thomasville Public Library J WIL (Text) 25908004522970 Juvenile Graphic Novel Checked out 09/06/2025

Summary: In the summer of 1968, after traveling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their mother, a dedicated poet and printer, is resentful of the intrusion of their visit and wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp.

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