2016 Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award
Recognizing an African American Author of outstanding books for children and young adults
Winner:
Gone Crazy in Alabama
by Rita Williams-Garcia
Author Rita Williams-Garcia tells the story of the Gaither sisters, who are about to learn what it's like to be fish out of water as they travel from the streets of Brooklyn to the rural South for the summer of a lifetime.
Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern are off to Alabama to visit their grandmother, Big Ma, and her mother, Ma Charles. Across the way lives Ma Charles's half sister, Miss Trotter. The two half sisters haven't spoken in years. As Delphine hears about her family history, she uncovers the surprising truth that's been keeping the sisters apart. But when tragedy strikes, Delphine discovers that the bonds of family run deeper than she ever knew possible.
Powerful and humorous, this companion to the award-winning One Crazy Summer and P.S. Be Eleven will be enjoyed by fans of the first two books as well as by readers meeting these memorable sisters for the first time.
2016 Coretta Scott King (Author) Award Honor Books:
All American Boys
by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
The Boy in the Black Suit
by Jason Reynolds
X: A Novel
by Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon
What did you think about "Gone Crazy in Alabama"? Did you enjoy it? What did you like about it? Do you think one of the other books should have won?
Leave your thoughts in the comments section below!
Gone Crazy in Alabama
by Rita Williams-Garcia
Author Rita Williams-Garcia tells the story of the Gaither sisters, who are about to learn what it's like to be fish out of water as they travel from the streets of Brooklyn to the rural South for the summer of a lifetime.
Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern are off to Alabama to visit their grandmother, Big Ma, and her mother, Ma Charles. Across the way lives Ma Charles's half sister, Miss Trotter. The two half sisters haven't spoken in years. As Delphine hears about her family history, she uncovers the surprising truth that's been keeping the sisters apart. But when tragedy strikes, Delphine discovers that the bonds of family run deeper than she ever knew possible.
Powerful and humorous, this companion to the award-winning One Crazy Summer and P.S. Be Eleven will be enjoyed by fans of the first two books as well as by readers meeting these memorable sisters for the first time.
2016 Coretta Scott King (Author) Award Honor Books:
All American Boys
by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
The Boy in the Black Suit
by Jason Reynolds
X: A Novel
by Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon
What did you think about "Gone Crazy in Alabama"? Did you enjoy it? What did you like about it? Do you think one of the other books should have won?
Leave your thoughts in the comments section below!
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