One Crazy Summer
by Rita Williams-Garcia
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 2010
Word Count 45,483
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 750L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 135338
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- Oakland (Calif.)
- Civil rights movements--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women
- Mothers--Fiction
- African Americans--Fiction
- Sisters
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Sisters--Fiction
- African Americans
- History
- Poets--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Poets
- Oakland (Calif.)--History--20th century--Fiction
- Black Panther Party
- Mothers
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Black Panther Party--Fiction
- Civil rights movements
- Lists With This Book
- 50 Multicultural Books for Children
- Family
- Great Middle School Reads
- Images of Community
- Civil Rights Movement
- #BlackLivesMatter Reads - Kids
- KidCitizen Engagement
- Fifty Best Books for 9 & 10 Year Olds
- YA Resists
- Current PAUSD Lit List
- Revised PAUSD Lit List - Grade 6
- Living Through Big Changes
- Black History Secondary
- MS Resources for District eBooks
- Racism & Justice
- Anti-Racist Reading List
- Race and Racism
- Civil Rights Teaching
- Summer 2020 Grade 6 Accelerated ELA Unit
- Conversations through Literacy
- Unit 1- Self Awareness Anchor Texts
- Reading Colors Your World: iREAD Child
- Juvenile Fiction
- Black Lives Matter: Black Women
- Black Lives Matter: Black Villages
- Black Lives Matter: Collective Value
- BLM: Unapologetically Black
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Rita Williams-Garcia about One Crazy Summer
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Rita Williams-Garcia
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Rita Williams-Garcia “Objects, Textures, and Characters”
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In-depth Written Interview with Rita Williams-Garcia
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 10
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Extension Activities from Denver Public Library Kids
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Historical Context and Discussion Questions from Denver Public Library Kids
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Lesson Plan from HarperCollins
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Resource Guide from California Young Reader Medal
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Book Readings 2

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Awards & Distinctions 11

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2021
Author Winner, 2011

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2021
Honor, 2011

Scott O'Dell Award, 1984-2021
Winner, 2011

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2011

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2020
Selection, 2011

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2020
Selection, 2010

Fanfare, 2001 - 2020
Selection, 2010

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2010
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