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Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Description
Twelve-year-old Lafayette's close relationship with his older brother Charlie changes after Charlie is released from a detention home and blames Lafayette for the death of their mother.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Description
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.
3) Locomotion
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Children's Awards: C. S. King Honor for Afr. Amer. Author/Illustrator
Children's Awards: National Book Award for Young People's Literature Finalist
Children's Special Topics: Black History Month 2024
Children's Awards: National Book Award for Young People's Literature Finalist
Children's Special Topics: Black History Month 2024
Description
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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