Gone Crazy in Alabama (Gaither Sisters, #3)

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Coretta Scott King Award winner * ALA Notable Book * School Library JournalBest Book of the Year * KirkusReviewsBest Book of the Year * ALA BooklistEditors' Choice * Shelf AwarenessBest Book of the Year * Washington PostBest Books of the Year * TheBulletin of the Center for Children'sBooksBlue Ribbon Book * Three starred reviews * CCBC Choice * New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing * Amazon Best Book of the Year The Coretta Scott King Award-winning Gone Crazy in Alabamaby Newbery Honor and New York Timesbestselling author Rita Williams-Garcia tells the story of the Gaither sisters 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 Summerand P.S. Be Elevenwill be enjoyed by fans of the first two books, as well as by readers meeting these memorable sisters for the first time.