One Crazy Summer: The Graphic Novel

Rita Williams-Garcia's Newbery Honor Book, One Crazy Summer, was a winner of the Coretta Scott King Author Award, a National Book Award finalist, the recipient of the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction, and a New York Times bestseller. The two sequels, P.S. Be Eleven and Gone Crazy in Alabama, were both Coretta Scott King Author Award winners and ALA Notable Children’s Books. She is also the author of the NAACP Image Award–winning and National Book Award finalist Clayton Byrd Goes Underground; A Sitting in St. James, a Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winner and Los Angeles Times Book Award winner; Like Sisters on the Homefront, a Coretta Scott King Honor Book; Blue Tights; and four ALA Best Books for Young Adults: Jumped, a National Book Award finalist; No Laughter Here; Every Time a Rainbow Dies, a Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book; and Fast Talk on a Slow Track. Rita Williams-Garcia lives in Jamaica, New York, with her husband and has two adult daughters. You can visit her online at ritawg.com.Sharee Miller is the bestselling illustrator and author of Curlfriends: New in Town. She is also known for her acclaimed picture book Don't Touch My Hair. Her other picture books include Princess Hair and Michelle’s Garden: How the First Lady Planted Seeds of Change. She is also the illustrator of Sam’s Super Seats by Keah Brown and the Shai & Emmie series by Quvenzhané Wallis. Sharee grew up in Saint Thomas, where she was inspired by the bright colors and sunshine of the Caribbean. She is known for her fresh and cheerful characters. Sharee loves creating picture books, graphic novels, and illustrations that depict Black joy.

"Retaining the lively dialogue and strong characterization of the original, this version is enhanced by the wonderfully expressive drawings and use of vibrant color. A fresh take for a beloved story." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"The story balances its sense of history with a sense of compassion...Hand this to readers interested in the civil rights movement or kiddos who’ve taken on lots of older sibling duties." — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)"The ­personal is profoundly political, and a specific experience feels universally meaningful in this fantastic graphic novel." — School Library Journal (starred review)"An important coming-of-age work on social justice, community, family, and forgiveness."  — Booklist