{"product_id":"ps-be-eleven-9780061938641","title":"P.S. Be Eleven","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Gaither sisters are at it again! A sequel to the Newbery Honor Book One Crazy Summer, this Coretta Scott King Award-winning novel will find a home in the hearts of readers who loved Brown Girl Dreaming and As Brave as You.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter spending the summer in Oakland, California, with their mother and the Black Panthers, Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern arrive home with a newfound streak of independence. That doesn't sit well with Big Ma, who doesn't like the way things are changing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeither does Delphine. Pa has a new girlfriend. Uncle Darnell comes home from Vietnam, but he's not the same. And her new sixth-grade teacher isn't the fun, stylish Miss Honeywell--it's Mr. Mwila, a stern exchange teacher from Zambia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the one thing that doesn't change during this turbulent year is the advice that Delphine receives from her mother, who reminds her not to grow up too fast. To be eleven while she can. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders who enjoy Christopher Paul Curtis's The Watsons Go to Birmingham and Jacqueline Woodson's Brown Girl Dreaming will find much to love in this book. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach humorous, unforgettable story in this trilogy follows the sisters as they grow up during one of the most tumultuous eras in recent American history, the 1960s. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"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)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Delphine navigates a changing family and a changing world, can she remember her mother's most important advice?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBooks about Sisters: \u003c\/b\u003e Follow the unbreakable, often hilarious bond between Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern as they face everything from new teachers to family secrets together.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e1960s Historical Fiction: \u003c\/b\u003e Set in a vividly rendered Brooklyn, the story explores the impact of the Vietnam War and the Black Power Movement on one family's life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Changing Family: \u003c\/b\u003e Delphine's world is turned upside down when her Pa gets a new girlfriend and her uncle returns from the war, but isn't the man he used to be.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGrowing Up Black: \u003c\/b\u003e This award-winning story is a perfect read for fans of Jacqueline Woodson and Christopher Paul Curtis, capturing the joys and challenges of being a Black girl in a tumultuous era.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliams-Garcia, Rita:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRita Williams-Garcia\u003c\/strong\u003e's Newbery Honor Book, \u003cem\u003eOne Crazy Summer\u003c\/em\u003e, was a winner of the Coretta Scott King Author Award, a National Book Award finalist, the recipient of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, and a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller. The two sequels, \u003cem\u003eP.S. Be Eleven\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGone Crazy in Alabama\u003c\/em\u003e, were both Coretta Scott King Author Award winners and ALA Notable Children's Books. She is also the author of the NAACP Image Award-winning and National Book Award finalist \u003cem\u003eClayton Byrd Goes Underground\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eA Sitting in St. James\u003c\/em\u003e, a \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe-Horn Book\u003c\/em\u003e Award winner and \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e Book Award winner; \u003cem\u003eLike Sisters on the Homefront\u003c\/em\u003e, a Coretta Scott King Honor Book; \u003cem\u003eBlue Tights\u003c\/em\u003e; and four ALA Best Books for Young Adults: \u003cem\u003eJumped\u003c\/em\u003e, a National Book Award finalist; \u003cem\u003eNo Laughter Here\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eEvery Time a Rainbow Dies\u003c\/em\u003e, a \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/em\u003eBest Children's Book; and \u003cem\u003eFast Talk on a Slow Track\u003c\/em\u003e. Rita Williams-Garcia lives in Jamaica, New York, with her husband and has two adult daughters. 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