An edition of Locomotion (2003)

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An edition of Locomotion (2003)

Locomotion

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  • ★★★★ 4.3 (3 ratings) ·
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  • 6 Currently reading
  • 5 Have read

In a series of poems, eleven-year-old Lonnie writes about his life, after the death of his parents, separated from his younger sister, living in a foster home, and finding his poetic voice at school.

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Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Language
English
Pages
100

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Subjects

African American boys, Brothers and sisters, Juvenile poetry, Foster home care, Orphans, Poetry, American poetry, Schools, African Americans, Children's poetry, American, Siblings, Reading Level-Grade 5, Reading Level-Grade 7, Reading Level-Grade 6, Reading Level-Grade 8, Children's poetry

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Locomotion
2004, Speak
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Locomotion
January 6, 2003, G.P. Putnam's Sons
Hardcover in English
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New York, USA
Genre
Juvenile poetry., Poetry.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
811/.54
Library of Congress
PS3573.O64524 L63 2003, PS3573.O64524L63

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Format
Hardcover
Pagination
100p.
Number of pages
100

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3568876M
Internet Archive
locomotion00wood_0
ISBN 10
0399231153
ISBN 13
9780399231155
LCCN
2002069779
OCLC/WorldCat
49936090
Library Thing
55094
Goodreads
1591440

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Work Description

Jacqueline Woodson is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature

When Lonnie was seven years old, his parents died in a fire. Now he's eleven, and he still misses them terribly. And he misses his little sister, Lili, who was put into a different foster home because "not a lot of people want boys-not foster boys that ain't babies." But Lonnie hasn't given up. His foster mother, Miss Edna, is growing on him. She's already raised two sons and she seems to know what makes them tick. And his teacher, Ms. Marcus, is showing him ways to put his jumbled feelings on paper.

Told entirely through Lonnie's poetry, we see his heartbreak over his lost family, his thoughtful perspective on the world around him, and most of all his love for Lili and his determination to one day put at least half of their family back together. Jacqueline Woodson's poignant story of love, loss, and hope is lyrically written and enormously accessible.

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