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Gaither Sisters Trilogy Box Set - by Rita Williams-Garcia (Paperback)

Gaither Sisters Trilogy Box Set - by  Rita Williams-Garcia (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>All three books in "New York Times"-bestselling author Williams-Garcia's Coretta Scott King Award-winning trilogy about three sisters growing up in the turbulent 1960s are packaged in a beautiful box set. Contains: "One Crazy Summer, P.S. Be Eleven, " and "Gone Crazy in Alabama."<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>All three books in the Coretta Scott King Award-winning series by <em>New York Times</em>-bestselling author Rita Williams-Garcia are now available in one beautiful, giftable box set! </strong></p><p>Each humorous, unforgettable story follows the Gaither sisters as they grow up during one of the most tumultuous eras in recent American history, the 1960s. </p><p>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. </p><p>This box set includes <em>One Crazy Summer</em>, a Newbery Honor book, National Book Award finalist, and winner of the Scott O'Dell Award; <em>P.S. Be Eleven</em>; and <em>Gone Crazy in Alabama</em>, all of which will make the perfect addition to a young reader's growing library.</p><p>Readers who enjoy Christopher Paul Curtis's <em>The Watsons Go to Birmingham </em>and Jacqueline Woodson's <em>Brown Girl Dreaming </em>will find much to love in<em> </em>these books. Rita Williams-Garcia's books about<em> </em>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.</p><p><strong>"A beloved middle grade series." </strong><em>--</em><em>School Library Journal</em> (starred review)</p><p><strong>"Funny, wise, poignant, and thought-provoking." </strong><em>--</em><em>Horn Book</em> (starred review)</p><p><strong>"The Gaither sisters are an irresistible trio. Williams-Garcia excels at conveying defining moments of American society from their point of view." </strong><strong>--</strong><em>Publishers Weekly</em> (starred review)</p>

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