内容简介
SetduringoneofthemosttumultuousyearsinrecentAmericanhistory,OneCrazySummeristheheartbreaking,funnytaleofthreegirlswhotraveltoOakland,California,in1968insearchofthemotherwhoabandonedthem.It'sanunforgettablestorytoldbyadistinguishedauthorofbooksforchildrenandteens,RitaWilliams-Garcia.
作者简介
WinnerofthePEN/NormaKleinAward,RitaWilliams-Garciaistheauthoroffiveotherdistinguishednovelsforyoungadults:BlueTights,EveryTimeaRainbowDies,FastTalkonaSlowTrack,LikeSistersontheHomefront,andNoLaughterHere,thelatterfourofwhichwerechosenasALABestBooksforYoungAdults.LikeSistersontheHomefrontwasalsonamedaCorettaScottKingHonorBookandabestbookoftheyearbyALABooklist,SchoolLibraryJournal,TheBulletinoftheCenterforChildren'sBooks,andPublishersWeekly.Shehasalsowrittenanacclaimednovelformiddle-gradereaders,OneCrazySummer,whichtheNewYorkTimescalled"apowerfulandaffectingstoryofsisterhoodandmotherhood."RitaWilliams-GarciaiscurrentlyafacultymemberattheVermontCollegeofFineArtsintheWritingforChildrenandYoungAdultsProgram.Shehastwodaughters,MichelleandStephanie,andlivesinJamaica,NewYork.