In the summer of 1968, after travelling from brooklyn to oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, eleven-year-old delphine and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they disco...In the summer of 1968, after travelling from brooklyn to oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, eleven-year-old delphine and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their mother, a dedicated poet and printer, is resentful of the intrusion of their visit and wants them to attend a nearby black panther summer ca.