Description In this Newbery Honor novel, New York Times bestselling author Rita Williams-Garcia tells the story of three sisters who travel to Oakland, California, in 1968 to meet the mother who abandoned them.
This vibrant and moving award-winning novel has heart to spare.
* Eleven-year-old Delphine is like a mother to her two younger sisters, Vonetta and Fern.
She's had to be, ever since their mother, Cecile, left them seven years ago for a radical new life in California.