{"product_id":"gaither-sisters-trilogy-box-set-one-crazy-summer-p-s-be-eleven-gone-crazy-in-alabama","title":"Gaither Sisters Trilogy Box Set: One Crazy Summer, P.S. Be Eleven, Gone Crazy in Alabama","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll three books in the Coretta Scott King Award-winning series by \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e-bestselling author Rita Williams-Garcia are now available in one beautiful, giftable box set! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach humorous, unforgettable story follows the Gaither sisters as they grow up during one of the most tumultuous eras in recent American history, the 1960s. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead 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\n\u003cp\u003eThis box set includes \u003cem\u003eOne Crazy Summer\u003c\/em\u003e, a Newbery Honor book, National Book Award finalist, and winner of the Scott O'Dell Award; \u003cem\u003eP.S. Be Eleven\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eGone Crazy in Alabama\u003c\/em\u003e, all of which will make the perfect addition to a young reader's growing library.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReaders who enjoy Christopher Paul Curtis's \u003cem\u003eThe Watsons Go to Birmingham \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cbr\u003eJacqueline Woodson's \u003cem\u003eBrown\u003cbr\u003eGirl Dreaming \u003c\/em\u003ewill find much to love in\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ethese books. Rita\u003cbr\u003eWilliams-Garcia's books about\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eDelphine, \u003cbr\u003eVonetta, and Fern can also be read alongside nonfiction explorations of\u003cbr\u003eAmerican history such as Jason Reynolds's and Ibram X. Kendi's books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A beloved middle grade series.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e--\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Funny, wise, poignant, and thought-provoking.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e--\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The Gaither sisters are an irresistible trio. Williams-Garcia excels at conveying defining moments of American society from their point of view.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eWilliams-Garcia, Rita\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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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