P.S. Be Eleven

<p><strong>The Gaither sisters are at it again! A sequel </strong><strong>to the Newbery Honor Book <em>One Crazy Summer </em>this </strong><strong>Coretta Scott King Award-winning novel will find a home in the hearts of readers who loved <em>Brown Girl Dreaming</em> and </strong><em><strong>As Brave as You.</strong> </em></p><p>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. <br>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. <br>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. <br>Readers who enjoy Christopher Paul Curtis's <em>The Watsons Go to Birmingham </em>and<br>Jacqueline Woodson's <em>Brown<br>Girl Dreaming </em>will find much to love in<em> </em><em>this book. Rita<br>Williams-Garcia's books about</em><em> </em>Delphine <br>Vonetta and Fern can also be read alongside nonfiction explorations of<br>American history such as Jason Reynolds's and Ibram X. Kendi's books.<br>Each<br>humorous unforgettable story in this trilogy follows the sisters as they grow<br>up during one of the most tumultuous eras in recent American history the<br>1960s. Read the adventures of eleven-year-old Delphine and her younger sisters <br>Vonetta and Fern as they visit their kin all over the rapidly changing<br>nation--and as they discover that the bonds of family and their own strength <br>run deeper than they ever knew possible. <p/> <p/><strong>The<br>Gaither sisters are an irresistible trio. Williams-Garcia excels at conveying<br>defining moments of American society from their point of view</strong><strong>. --</strong><em><strong>Publishers<br>Weekly</strong></em><strong> (starred review)</strong><br></p>