Locomotion
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Publication Year
2003
ISBN
9780399231155
Pages
100 pages
Genre
realism
Format
poetry
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
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.
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Lexile Measure
NP
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Culture/Ethnicity; Disability and Health; Family member death; Foster care; Bicultural; Illness; foster mother; death of mother; death of father; bicultural family; sickle cell; sickness; disease
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
African American
Awards
Wirral Paperback of the Year Award, 2004, Short List
National Book Award, 2003, Finalist, Young People's Literature
Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature, 2004, Honor Book
Coretta Scott King Book Award, 2004, Honor Book, Author
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Excellence in Children's Literature, 2003, Honor Book, Fiction and Poetry
Keywords
kids; middle school; friendship; dancing
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Woodson, Jacqueline, "Locomotion" (2003). Diverse Families. 2129.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/2129