Gone Crazy in Alabama

Clayton Byrd Goes Underground

Pride

Amina's Song: Amina's Voice

Lucky Breaks

Middle School Is Worse Than Meatloaf

Under My Hijab

Just For You!: Singing For Dr. King

Ala Notable Children's Books. Middle Readers

In this exquisite sequel to the New York Times bestseller One Crazy Summer, the Gaither sisters return to Brooklyn and find that changes large and small have come to their home.

After spending the summer in Oakland with their mother and the Black Panthers, Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern arrive home with a newfound streak of independence, and the sisters aren't the only 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's much harder now that Vonetta and Fern refuse to be bossed around. Besides her sisters, Delphine's got plenty of other things to worry about-like starting sixth grade, being the tallest girl in her class, and dreading the upcoming school dance (her first). The one person she confides in is her mother, Cecile. Through letters, Delphine pours her heart out and receives some constant advice: to be eleven while she can.

The sequel to the Newbery Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Award winner One Crazy Summer, P.S. Be Eleven stands on its own as a funny, moving story of three sisters coming of age in the turbulent 1960s.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Gone Crazy in Alabama

Rita Williams-Garcia, 2015

Clayton Byrd Goes Underground

Rita Williams-Garcia, 2017

Pride

Lucy Daniels, 2003

Amina's Song: Amina's Voice

Hena Khan, 2021

Lucky Breaks

Susan Patron, Matt Phelan, 2009

Middle School Is Worse Than Meatloaf

Jennifer L. Holm, Elicia Castaldi, 2006

Under My Hijab

Hena Khan, Aaliya Jaleel, 2019

Just For You!: Singing For Dr. King

Ying-Hwa Hu, Angela Meadearis, C. Van Wrigh, Angela Shelf Medearis, 2004