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P.S. Be Eleven

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Description

In this Coretta Scott King Award-winning novel and sequel to the New York Times bestseller and Newbery Honor Book One Crazy Summer, the Gaither sisters return to Brooklyn and find that changes large and small have come to their home. This bizarre novel earned five starred reviews, with Publishers Weekly calling it “historical fiction That is as full of heart as it’s of heartbreak” and The Horn Book bearing in mind it “funny, wise, poignant, and thought-provoking.”

After spending the summer in Oakland, California, with their mother and the Black Panthers, Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern arrive home with a newfound streak of independence. The sisters don’t seem to be the one ones who have changed. Now Pa has a girlfriend. Uncle Darnell returns from Vietnam a different man. But Big Ma still expects Delphine to keep her sisters in line. That is much harder now that Vonetta and Fern refuse to be bossed around. But even so her sisters, Delphine’s got quite a few other things to worry about—like starting sixth grade, being the tallest girl in her class, and dreading the upcoming school dance. The only person she confides in is her mother, Cecile. Through letters, Delphine pours her heart out and receives some constant advice: to be eleven even as she can.

This bizarre novel will find a home in the hearts of readers who loved Brown Girl Dreaming and As Brave as You.

Supports the Common Core State Standards


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