Coming on Home Soon - by Jacqueline Woodson (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Ada Ruth's mama must go away to Chicago to work, leaving Ada Ruth and Grandma behind. During World War II, women are needed to fill the men's jobs. Every day Ada Ruth and Grandma wait, watching for the letter that says Mama will be coming home soon.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>* Woodson and Lewis tell a moving historical story of longing and separation. [The] period and place are wonderfully specific; the yearning is timeless.<b>--<i>Booklist</i>, starred review</b> <p/>* Perfectly matched words and illustrations masterfully bring to life all the emotions that the girl is experiencing as she, her grandmother, and a stray kitten that has come to stay all try to comfort and console one another.<b>--<i>School Library Journal</i>, starred review</b><i><br></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Jacqueline Woodson</b> (www.jacquelinewoodson.com) is the recipient of a 2020 MacArthur Fellowship, the 2020 Hans Christian Andersen Award, the 2018 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, and the 2018 Children's Literature Legacy Award. She was the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, and in 2015, she was named the Young People's Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. She received the 2014 National Book Award for her <i>New York Times</i> bestselling memoir <i>Brown Girl Dreaming</i>, which was also a recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award, a Newbery Honor, the NAACP Image Award, and a Sibert Honor. She wrote the adult books <i>Red at the Bone</i>, a <i>New York Times</i> bestseller, and <i>Another Brooklyn</i>, a 2016 National Book Award finalist. Born in Columbus, Ohio, Jacqueline grew up in Greenville, South Carolina, and Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from college with a B.A. in English. She is the author of dozens of award-winning books for young adults, middle graders, and children; among her many accolades, she is a four-time Newbery Honor winner, a four-time National Book Award finalist, and a three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner. Her books include Coretta Scott King Award winner <i>Before the Ever After;</i> <i>New York Times</i> bestsellers <i>The Day You Begin</i> and <i>Harbor Me</i>; <i>The Other Side</i>, <i>Each Kindness</i>, Caldecott Honor book <i>Coming On Home Soon</i>; Newbery Honor winners <i>Feathers</i>, <i>Show Way</i>, and <i>After Tupac and D Foster</i>; and <i>Miracle's Boys</i>, which received the <i>LA Times</i> Book Prize and the Coretta Scott King Award. Jacqueline is also a recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement for her contributions to young adult literature and a two-time winner of the Jane Addams Children's Book Award. She lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York. <p/><b>E. B. Lewis</b> has illustrated more than fifty picture books, including Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award winner <i>Talkin' About Bessie</i> (by Nikki Grimes) and Caldecott Honor winner <i>Coming On Home Soon</i> (by Jacqueline Woodson). He taught art in public schools for twelve years, and currently teaches at the University of Arts in Philadelphia. He lives in Folsom, New Jersey.
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