P.S. Be eleven
Record details
- ISBN: 0061938637 (lib. bdg.)
- ISBN: 9780061938634 (lib. bdg.)
- ISBN: 0061938629 (hardcover bdg.)
- ISBN: 9780061938627 (hardcover bdg.)
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Physical Description:
274 pages ; 22 cm
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Amistad/HarperCollins, 2013.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Sequel to: One crazy summer. |
Awards Note: | Coretta Scott King Award, 2014. |
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Subject: | Letters Fiction African Americans Fiction Family life Fiction Sisters Fiction |
Genre: | Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Other Formats and Editions
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Erlanger Branch | J WILLI R (Text) | 33126018842603 | JFiction | Available | - |
- School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2013 June
Gr 4â7âAfter their life-changing summer in Oakland with their poet-activist mother, related in One Crazy Summer (HarperCollins, 2010), sisters Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern find it difficult to readjust to life in Brooklyn. In addition to their grandmother's strict expectations, the girls must navigate the return of their uncle from Vietnam, their father's new romantic relationship, and their own uncontrollable love for the Jackson Five. Delphine finds some solace in corresponding with her mother, who reminds her not to take on too much or try to grow up too fast; instead she should remember to be 11. But each adult in Delphine's life has a different idea of what that means. Over the course of the book, Delphine strives to balance these conflicting perspectives and to articulate her own beliefs. From the very start of the story, her well-realized voice pulls readers into her rapidly changing world. Williams-Garcia ably integrates historical information with Delphine's story. Even secondary characters are complex and her nuanced understanding of the 1960s brings the setting to life. P.S. Be Eleven is a must-read for fans of the first book, but it can also stand alone as an engrossing novel that will leave readers pondering important issues of race, gender, and identity.âGesse Stark-Smith, Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR
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