Williams-Garcia excels at conveying defining moments of American society from their point of view. "A beloved middle grade series." -School Library Journal (starred review) "Funny, wise, poignant, and thought-provoking." -Horn Book (starred review) "The Gaither sisters are an irresistible trio. Be Eleven and Gone Crazy in Alabama, all of which will make the perfect addition to a young reader's growing library. This box set includes One Crazy Summer, a Newbery Honor book, National Book Award finalist, and winner of the Scott O'Dell Award P.S. Library descriptions No library descriptions found.
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. Rita Williams-Garcia Book descriptions Growing up in a city neighborhood, fifteen-year-old Joyce, unsure of herself and not quite comfortable with her maturing body, tries to find a place to belong and a way to express herself through dance. James.All three books in the Coretta Scott King Award-winning series by New York Times-bestselling author Rita Williams-Garcia are now available in one beautiful, giftable box set! 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. In 2010, her young adult novel Jumped was a National Book Award finalist for Young Peoples Literature. You can visit her online at In this episode, Rita and I take a thoughtful and hilarious dive into her latest book, A Sitting in St. Rita Williams-Garcia (born 1957) is an American writer of novels for children and young adults.
Rita Williams-Garcia lives in Jamaica, New York, with her husband and two adult daughters. Rita is also the author of five other distinguished novels for young adults: Jumped, a National Book Award finalist No Laughter Here, Every Time a Rainbow Dies (a Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book), Fast Talk on a Slow Track (all ALA Best Books for Young Adults) and Blue Tights.
Her novel, Clayton Byrd Goes Underground, was a National Book Award finalist and winner of the NAACP Image Award finalist and winner of the NAACP Image Award for Youth/Teen Literature. Be Eleven and Gone Crazy in Alabama, were both Coretta Scott King Author Award winners and ALA Notable Children's Books. Rita Williams-Garcia's Newbery Honor Book, One Crazy Summer, 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 New York Times bestseller. Audra Russell chats with author Rita Williams-Garcia.
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