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One crazy summer is so good i want to read everything else williams garcia has written. Rita williamsgarcia curriculum guide and classroom resources. Theres not a lot of chance for digression and backstory, and, as williamsgarcia has said, she didnt want to give easy outs for any of the characters. Clayton is a boy who wants to become a professional musician a bluesman but his mother and school seem to get in the way.
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