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Gone Crazy in Alabama
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I am so very very sad. Gone Crazy in Alabama is the last story (that started with the multiple award winning One Crazy Summer) of the lovable, yet exasperating, Gaither sisters and their amazing family. Rita Williams-Garcia ends the series by taking the sisters to Alabama to spend the summer with extended family. Readers will quickly see where the Gaither sisters get their sass, their spunk and their obstinance. The elder women of the Gaither clan are every bit as funny, opinionated and impish as the Gaither girls. I laughed out loud at their negative reactions to the first moon walk. Then it turns out they were right (or so they say) when a big tornado hits the next day. Life on a farm quickly turns little activist Fern into a vegetarian much to the dismay of her elders. Vonetta discovers the joy of independence much to the dismay of her bossy sister Delphine, and all three girls discover that being black in Alabama is not the same as being black in Brooklyn or Oakland. I loved every one the characters in this series. And I loved the complicated, but loving family relationships. As Grandma Charles frequently says, "Blood is blood whether you like it or not." I also appreciated how Williams-Garcia created a realistic portrayal of life for black families during the Civil Rights era in a way that can be understood by middle grade readers. I will most definitely read this entire series many times. I wonder if Rita Williams-Garcia would consider turning this series into a TV series? It would be a great one.
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