false <![CDATA[Peace, Locomotion]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255905254m/4618416.jpg 4618416 1 Twelve-year-old Lonnie is fi nally feeling at home with his foster family. But because he’s living apart from his little sister, Lili, he decides it’s his job to be the “rememberer”—and write down everything that happens while they’re growing up. Lonnie’s musings are bittersweet; he’s happy that he and Lili have new families, but though his new family brings him joy, it also brings new worries. With a foster brother in the army, concepts like Peace have new meaning for Lonnie.<p> Told through letters from Lonnie to Lili, this thoughtprovoking companion to Jacqueline Woodson’s National Book Award finalist <i>Locomotion</i> tackles important issues in captivating, lyrical language. Lonnie’s refl ections on family, loss, love and peace will strike a note with readers of all ages. 4668356 22 1 2009 Peace, Locomotion total:138|5:41|4:64|3:26|2:7|1:0| 138 553 227 55 2 0 false false Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 15:39:48 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 15:46:17 -0800 2009
I read this book a year ago when it was in ARC form but had forgotten what it was about so I reread it today. Strengths of this book are that it is completely written in letters from Lonnie to Lili, the si...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Oct 24 13:44:27 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 13:44:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Aug 27 08:58:26 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 08:59:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Jul 24 17:32:18 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 17:32:27 -0700 2009


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This sequel to Locomotion continues Lonnie’s story in the form of letters to his little sister (instead of as poems—although these letters certainly have a poetic feel, and ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 12:22:17 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 21:54:05 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Apr 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 12:35:14 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 07:10:42 -0700 2009
from pages 72 and 73

That's the thing about people dying, Lili. You have all these frozen memories in your head and the longer they stay dead, the more your memory gets all...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 09:13:21 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 15:31:34 -0700 2009 Locomotion. Lonnie is a little older, and he's abandoned the poetry form since his new English teacher has told him he's not "really a poet." Instead, his story is not a series of letters to his sister, Lili.

I actually li...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 17:44:50 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 07:29:33 -0800 2008 Locomotion. In this book, Lonnie has a teacher that discourages his use of poetry and tells him that he really isn't a poet becuase he hasn't published anything yet. All of the writing is in the form of letters to his sister that he plans to give her when they ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Oct 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 18:13:21 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 18:14:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 07:05:51 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 07:20:28 -0700 2009 once
Lonnie Collins Motion (AKA Locomotion) has a new life. After the terrible death of his parents in a ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Jan 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 24 07:14:50 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 25 18:05:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 22:41:30 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 22:50:24 -0700 2009 Locomotion, is back. It's been a few years since the fire that killed his parents and eventually put him and his little sister in separate foster homes. In an attempt to preserve the memories that seem to be fading, he writes a series of letters to his sister detailing bo...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat May 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 15:19:58 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 07:19:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 06:56:17 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 13:36:22 -0800 2009 Feathers was so difficult for me that I eschewed a review altogether and while I managed to put two words together for After Tupac and D Foster, it wasn't a review that stuck in m...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 09:26:43 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 09:29:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 19:10:20 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 19:14:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 08:48:04 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 08:49:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 11:14:45 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 11:49:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 19:13:26 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 19:16:49 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 06:39:26 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 06:39:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=4618416