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Sto caricando le informazioni... Peace, Locomotion (originale 2009; edizione 2009)di Jacqueline Woodson (Autore), Dion Graham (Reader)
Informazioni sull'operaPeace, Locomotion di Jacqueline Woodson (2009)
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![]() Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. ![]() ![]() I have not read the first book entitled Locomotion but wish I had before reading this one. I read this one first because it is on the 2011 NCCBA list. Very interesting style of writing in the form of letters. I liked the fact that finally there are good foster homes depicted. Rare thing in books. I was hurt by the war and Rodney's loss of a limb. Lonnie Motion is 12 Lili Motion is is 9 Mrs. Cooper Lonnie's teacher who puts down his dream of being a poet. last year his teacher Ms. Marcus raved about Lonnie's skill at writing poetry. Miss Edna, Lonnie's foster mother Clyde, Eric, LaTenya and Angel, classmates of Lonnie Clyde is Lonnie's best friend Lamont a former classmate moved to Florida Rodney and Jenkins are Miss Edna's sons Jenkins if fighting in the war in Iraq Rodney lives at home and treats Lonnie like a little brother and says to pray for peace Miss Shore is the grouchy neighbor lady who threatens the children if they mess up her gardens When Mrs. Copper goes on maternity leave, Miss Alina takes over and sees the talent in Lonnie kind of restoring his confidence. Miss Jamison is Lili's foster mother. Narrated by Dion Graham. Twelve-year-old Lonnie and his younger sister Lili live in separate foster families since the death of their parents in a fire. Lonnie, who loves writing poetry, pens letters to his sister about all the things that are happening in his life and also to help her remember their parents and the way their family used to be. Meanwhile, his foster mother Ms Edna fears for her son, missing in Iraq. Dion Graham reads Lonnie's letters with brotherly warmth; you can feel the affection Lonnie has for his little sister, and the passion he holds for the things in life that bring him peace: writing, his friendship with Clyde, school, and scheduled visits with Lili. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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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. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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