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P.S. Be Eleven
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P.S. Be Eleven Library binding - 2013

by Rita Williams-Garcia


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The 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.

After 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.

Neither 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.

But 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.

Readers who enjoy Christopher Paul Curtis's The Watsons Go to Birmingham and Jacqueline Woodson's Brown Girl Dreaming will find much to love inthis book. Rita Williams-Garcia's books aboutDelphine, Vonetta, and Fern can also be read alongside nonfiction explorations of American history such as Jason Reynolds's and Ibram X. Kendi's books.

Each 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.

"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)

From the rear cover

Things are changing in the Gaither household. After soaking up a "power to the people" mind-set over the summer, Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern return to Brooklyn with a newfound streak of independence. Pa has a girlfriend. Uncle Darnell is home from Vietnam, but he's not the same. And a new singing group called the Jackson Five has the girls seeing stars.

But the one thing that doesn't change? Big Ma still expects Delphine to keep everything together. That's even harder now that her sisters refuse to be bossed around, and now that Pa's girlfriend voices her own opinions about things. Through letters, Delphine confides in her mother, who reminds her not to grow up too fast. To be eleven while she can.

An outstanding successor to the Newbery Honor Book One Crazy Summer, P.S. Be Eleven stands on its own as a moving, funny story of three sisters growing up amid the radical change of the 1960s, beautifully written by the inimitable Rita Williams-Garcia.

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  • Title P.S. Be Eleven
  • Author Rita Williams-Garcia
  • Binding Library Binding
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Quill Tree Books
  • Date 2013-05
  • Features Dust Cover, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780061938634 / 0061938637
  • Weight 0.84 lbs (0.38 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.53 x 6.22 x 1.01 in (21.67 x 15.80 x 2.57 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 770
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1960's
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Demographic Orientation: Urban
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Geographic Orientation: New York
    • Locality: New York, N.Y.
    • Topical: Family
  • Library of Congress subjects Sisters, African Americans
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Horn Book Magazine, 05/01/2013, Page 99
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2013, Page 0
  • Kirkus Reviews, 03/15/2013, Page 119
  • Publishers Weekly, 04/15/2013, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 06/01/2013, Page 146
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