As Delphine hears about her family history, she uncovers the surprising truth that's been keeping the sisters apart. Review: History, self-awareness, negotiated boundaries and family secrets are at the heart of Gone Crazy in Alabama, the third – and final – book in Rita Williams Garcia’s excellent Gaither Sisters series. Newbery Honor winner and New York Timesbestselling author Rita Williams-Garcia tells the story of the Gaither sisters, who are about to learn what it's like to be fish out of water as they travel from the streets of Brooklyn to the rural South for the summer of … The characters are engaging, fun, and frustrating, just like families in real life. Be Eleven will be enjoyed by fans of the first two books as well as by listeners meeting these memorable sisters for … Gone Crazy in Alabama (Book) : Williams-Garcia, Rita : "Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern are off to Alabama to visit their grandmother, Big Ma, and her mother, Ma Charles. Books Go Search Your Store Deals Store Gift Cards Sell Help. in a final, epic, bow. 3,355 people About the Book Recomendations What will happen when Delphine, Vonetta and Fern go to visit family in Alabama ? The story has great pacing, at times moving languidly like the slow summers of the South, then switching to breakneck speed when the action demands it. While this is the best Childress novel Ive read thus far, I still would recommend starting with V for Victor, which builds more evenly and conveys an almost nostalgic mood, despite its subject matter of World War II and Nazi infiltration. Skip to main content. Then the aftermath and return home to Brooklyn in "P.S. The first two books are One Crazy Summer and PS Be Eleven. Big Ma!) Gone Crazy in Alabama. In the first book, "One Crazy Summer," the girls travel to Oakland in the late 1960s to visit the mother who abandoned them when they were little. Ask and answer questions about books! It was only right that pressing went with prayer. It started with "One Crazy Summer," with the sisters visiting their wayward mother in Oakland, CA. In GONE CRAZY IN ALABAMA, Rita Williams-Garcia does a fantastic job of welcoming readers into the intimate life of the Gaither family. Gone Crazy in Alabama By Rita Williams-Garcia It Takes a Licking – Everything is Everything Before you read the chapter: The protagonist in most novels features the main character or “good guy”. Now the bitter sweetness of “Gone Crazy in Alabama” gives us more of what we want (Vonetta! Gone Crazy in Alabama: Amazon.co.uk: Rita Williams-Garcia: Books. Powerful and humorous, this companion to the award-winning One Crazy Summer and P.S. by Rita Williams-Garcia. Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern, the sisters who captured readers’ hearts in One Crazy Summer (2010) and P.S. Uncle Darnell! to-read. Format (e- or p-): ebook. Uncle Darnell! Readers’ questions about Gone Crazy in Alabama (Gaither Sisters, #3). Find books like Gone Crazy in Alabama (Gaither Sisters, #3) from the world’s largest community of readers. in a final, epic, bow. ... About Goodreads Q&A. History, self-awareness, negotiated boundaries and family secrets are at the heart of Gone Crazy in Alabama, the third – and final – book in Rita Williams Garcia’s excellent Gaither Sisters series.Sisters Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern travel from Brooklyn to Alabama to spend their summer visiting their grandmother, Big Ma, and her mother, Ma Charles. You can pose questions to the Goodreads community with Reader Q&A, or ask your favorite author a question with Ask the Author.