Coming on home soon / by Jacqueline Woodson ; illustrated by E.B. Lewis.
2004
PZ7.W868 Co 2004 (Mapit)
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Title
Coming on home soon / by Jacqueline Woodson ; illustrated by E.B. Lewis.
Author
Woodson, Jacqueline.
ISBN
0399237488
Publication Details
New York : Putnam's, c2004.
Language
English
Description
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Item Number
9780399237485
Call Number
PZ7.W868 Co 2004
Dewey Decimal Classification
[E]
Summary
After Mama takes a job in Chicago during World War II, Ada Ruth stays with Grandma but misses her mother who loves her more than rain and snow. Ada Ruth's mama must go away to Chicago to work, leaving Ada Ruth and Grandma behind. It's war time, and women are needed to fill the men's jobs. As winter sets in, Ada Ruth and her grandma keep up their daily routine, missing Mama all the time. They find strength in each other, and a stray kitten even arrives one day to keep them company, but nothing can fill the hole Mama left. Every day they wait, watching for the letter that says Mama will be coming on home soon. Set during World War II, Coming On Home Soon has a timeless quality that will appeal to all who wait and hope.
Awards
Caldecott Honor, 2005.
Charlotte Zolotow Honor, 2005.
Charlotte Zolotow Honor, 2005.
Added Author
Lewis, Earl B., ill.
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