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Williams-Garcia, Rita

One Crazy Summer: The Graphic Novel

304 pp. | HarperCollins/Quill Tree | May, 2025 | Trade ISBN 9780062935588 $15.
(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Sharee Miller. Three sisters travel from Brooklyn to Oakland in 1968 to spend the summer with the mother who abandoned them, encountering the Black Panthers and unexpected lessons in identity, activism, and growing up. With themes of family, resilience, and political awakening, this graphic novel adaptation of an award-winner (rev. 3/10) blends humor, heartbreak, and history. Miller’s expressive illustrations capture both the emotional nuance and cultural backdrop and help make an essential story newly accessible for today’s middle-grade readers.
Reviewer: Summer Edward

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