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Other books by Rita Williams Garcia:
Blue Tights
Fast Talk on a Slow Track
Like Sisters on the Homefront
Every Time a Rainbow Dies
No Laughter Here
Jumped
Bottle Cap Boys: Dancing on Royal Street
Clayton Byrd Goes Underground
P.S. Be Eleven (Sequel to One Crazy Summer)
Gone Crazy in Alabama (Book 3 of the One Crazy Summer series)

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1. Newsela article about the role women played in the civil rights movement. https://newsela.com/read/lib-civil-rights-black-women-leaders/id/46035/?collection_id=42

2. Newsela article about the Black Panthers, going into more detail about their activism and community work: https://newsela.com/read/lib-black-panther-party-significance/id/49554

3. Poems from Can I Touch Your Hair by Irene Latham and Charles Waters that examine issues of race, bias, perspective, and privilege in a way that is approachable to children

4. Video of conversations between children and former Black Panthers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRuDnigDKnI

5. A gallery of photos of the Civil Rights movement from the Anti Defamation League. This selection of photos is extensive, age-appropriate, and includes several photos of children during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s: https://www.adl.org/sites/default/files/documents/assets/pdf/education-outreach/civil-rights-movement-in-pictures.pdf

6. Photo Gallery of the Black Panthers including photos of children at a Free Huey rally: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2019/feb/17/black-panthers-photo-gallery-1960s-san-francisco-art-institute

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1. Huey Newton talking about the purpose and goals of the Black Panther Party
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIfIkoPD_qQ
2. A short video of John Lewis talking about growing up during Jim Crow and some of the advancements we have made in terms of equality.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p8tTiJ3EoY
3. Toni Morrison talking about racism as a social construct
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15MMmgwl1V4
4. This article talks about the Black Panther Party 10-Point Program
https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/black-panthers-ten-point-program/
5. Poem Ballad of Birmingham by Dudley Rondall on the Birmingham church bombing
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46562/ballad-of-birmingham

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Connected to One Crazy Summer: Let the Children March

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Connected to One Crazy Summer: Let the Children March

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Connected to One Crazy Summer: Ruth and the Green Book

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Connected to One Crazy Summer: Ruth and the Green Book

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1) Do you think that Cecile cares about her daughters? Why or why not?
2) How does Nzila's poetry contribute to the Black Panther's activism?
3) The girls see a much different side to the Black Panthers at the People Center than they do on the news. Why do you think this is the case?
4) Is a person's name important?
5) Why do you believe some of the kids teased Fern about her doll? Did the doll symbolize anything to Fern or the other kids?
6) Do you think Cecile's feelings about her children changed at the end of the summer? Will she ever visit them in New York?
7) When the Black Panther party began, they advocated for civil rights and protecting Black Americans from injustice and police brutality. Why do you think they began helping the community with programs like the People's Center?
8) Why do you think Delphine is worried about her sisters "making a spectacle" on the airplane "around all these white people"?
9) The girls knew all the TV shows and commercials that featured Black actors. Why did they "run into the room" to watch these?
10) When the girls visit the wharf, a store owner watches them adamantly, expecting that the girls will try to steal something. When Delphine notices, she grabs her sisters and leaves. Rita Williams Garcia writes that Delphine "had that Black Panther stuff in me, and it was pouring out at every turn.” What did she mean, and why did they leave the store?

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1. Why do think that Delphine's dad took in Cecile while she was homeless and does that play a role in Delphine's personality?
2. Do you believe that Cecile left her family because of a name disagreement or do you think she left for other reasons?
3. The black panthers fed kids of all races, do you think their movement was only about improving the lives of African Americans or did it go further than that?
4. We are led to have more empathy for Cecile after she explains to Delphine the struggles she had to face in life. However, she did not hug her daughters until the three girls ran to her before boarding the plane. Do you think Cecile deserves her daughter's empathy?
5. Why do you think Cecile's house was the only house with a palm tree and stucco?
6. Why do you think Delphine did not want Vonetta and Fern to to join the rally?
7. Do you think Cecile had her daughter's best interest when she left her home?
8. Many African Americans did not agree with the tactics used by the Black Panthers. Do you think the Black Panthers handled the situation appropriately?
9. Do you agree with Big Ma's rhetoric that Cecile is not a good mother?
10. Why do you think people at the airport tried to take pictures of the three sisters?

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Idea 1: Poetry jam: Students will select a cause or area where that they are passionate about. Students will concurrently learn about different styles of poetry, and how poetry can be a form of activism. Students will write their own poem about their issue and perform it during a class poetry jam.

Idea 2: Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern traveled across the country and encounter a civil rights movement that they had not experience before. Students will now imagine that the three sisters didn't travel by plane but instead by bus from New York to California. Students will map out the route the sisters would have taken and the different civil rights movements that were occurring in the different states and cities across the country.

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Prompt 1: Cecile left her home to join the fight to end the struggle of the African American community. However, in doing so she created a struggle for her three daughters. What can you say about the struggles that children who had parents involved in the civil rights movement faced? Write a 2 page letter from the point of view of one of the three sisters - Delphine, Vonetta, or Fern.

Prompt 2: Sister Mukumbu is insistent that the children attend the civil rights rally being organized by the Black Panthers. However, Delphine is hesitant because of the risk of danger. She wonders, "wouldn’t Little Bobby rather be alive than remembered? Wouldn’t he rather be sitting out in the park than have it named after him? I wanted to watch the news. Not be in it." Do you believe that children should be able to attend rallies, marches, and protests? State your opinion and write a 2 page persuasive essay in support of it.

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Juan: This book depicts the great community service that the Black Panthers provided which is not shown in the media, while giving you historical knowledge and a heart warming story about three sisters and their family.

Steve: One Crazy Summer is a captivating, emotional, and at times, funny read that follows three young sisters as they cross paths with the Black Panthers (who are nothing like what they expected), a city and culture that are foreign to them, and a mother who they know virtually nothing about.