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About This Book:

Title: Coming on Home Soon

Other Available Formats:
Reinforced Hardcover, 2004

Synopsis
Ada Ruth's mother temporarily moves to Chicago for a job cleaning railroad cars, an opportunity for African-American women occurring because World War II siphoned off so much of the work force. Ada Ruth stays behind with her grandmother, waiting for news and much-needed money to arrive in the mail from her mother as the icy rural Michigan winter sets in; even a starving stray kitten is a financial burden in this quietly contemplative first-person narrative. The appealing watercolor illustrations convey yearning and pride in the midst of poverty. A 2005 Caldecott Honor Book.

Details
Illustrator:         E.B. Lewis
Language:        English

Size
Length:        32 Pages



Industry Reviews
"Woodson's spare lyricism resists sentimentalizing, with the text focusing instead on understated specifics and matter-of-fact exposition. The always illustratively eloquent Lewis reaches a rare peak here."
(02/01/2005)


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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is Coming on Home Soon and it was written by E.B. Lewis (Illustrator), Jacqueline Woodson. This edition of Coming on Home Soon is in a Paperback format. This books publish date is September 2010 and it has a suggested retail price of $7.99. There are 32 pages in the book and it was published by Puffin. The 10 digit ISBN is 0142414786 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780142414781. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.