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Set during one of the most tumultuous years in recent American history, One Crazy Summer is the heartbreaking, funny tale of three girls who travel to Oakland, California, in 1968 in search of the mother who abandoned them. It's an unforgettable story told by a distinguished author of books for children and teens, Rita Williams-Garcia.

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Awards Print Books Discover Title BookMasterJUV 2010 Parents' Choice Award for Fiction 2010 National Book Awards->Young People's Literature Finalists Publishers Weekly's Best Children's Fiction of 2010 Kirkus Reviews Best Books for Children 2010 Boston Globe Best Children's Books of 2010 Horn Book Magazine's Fanfare 2010->Best Fiction Washington Post 2010 Best Books for Young Readers->Pre-Teens Coretta Scott King Author Award Winners 2011-2018->Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction 2013-2014 Minnesota Maud Hart Lovelace Award Nominees->Division I (Grades 3-5)2013-2014 Minnesota Maud Hart Lovelace Award Nominees->Division II (Grades 6-8)2011 Coretta Scott King Award Winners Minnesota Maud Hart Lovelace Award Kids' Book Awards Parents' Choice Awards 2010 Parents' Choice Awards Previous Young People's Literature Finalists - National Book Awards National Book Award for Young People's Literature National Book Awards Best Books of the Year 2010 Best Books of the Year Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 2010 Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2010 Boston Globe Best Books of 2010 Horn Book Magazine's Fanfare 2010 Washington Post Best Books of 2010 All Winners by Category - Coretta Scott King Awards Coretta Scott King Awards Previous Winners - Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction All Winners by Year - Coretta Scott King Awards 2014 Minnesota Maud Hart Lovelace Award