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Twelve-year-old Lonnie is fi nally feeling at home with his foster family. But because he's living apart from his little sister, Lili, he decides it's his job to be the rememberer-and write down everything that happens while they're growing up. Lonnie's musings are bittersweet; he's happy that he and Lili have new families, but though his new family brings him joy, it also brings new worries. With a foster brother in the army, concepts like Peace have new meaning for Lonnie. Told through letters from Lonnie to Lili, this thoughtprovoking companion to Jacqueline Woodson's National Book Award finalist Locomotion tackles important issues in captivating, lyrical language. Lonnie's refl ections on family, loss, love and peace will strike a note with readers of all ages.

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Through letters to his little sister, who is living in a different foster home, sixth-grader Lonnie, also known as "Locomotion," keeps a record of their lives while they are apart, describing his own foster family, including his foster brother who returns home after losing a leg in the Iraq War.
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About the Author

Jacqueline Woodson, winner of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults, is the author of Newbery Honor winners Feathers and Show Way, Miracle's Boys (recipient of a Coretta Scott King Award and a Los Angeles Times Book Prize), Locomotion and Hush (both National Book Award finalists), among many others. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781440699160
Publisher:
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Subject:
Juvenile Fiction : Family - Orphans & Foster Homes
Author:
Woodson, Jacqueline
Author:
Jacqueline Woodson
Subject:
Brothers and sisters
Subject:
Orphans
Subject:
Family - Orphans & Foster Homes
Subject:
Family - Siblings
Subject:
Social Issues - Violence
Subject:
African Americans
Subject:
Domestic fiction
Subject:
Audio Books-Children s
Subject:
Children s-General
Subject:
Children s Middle Readers-General
Subject:
main_subject
Subject:
all_subjects
Publication Date:
20090108
Binding:
ELECTRONIC
Language:
English
Pages:
134
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Product details 134 pages G.P. Putnam's Sons - English 9781440699160 Reviews:
"Synopsis" by , Through letters to his little sister, who is living in a different foster home, sixth-grader Lonnie, also known as "Locomotion," keeps a record of their lives while they are apart, describing his own foster family, including his foster brother who returns home after losing a leg in the Iraq War.
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