Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - Locomotion

Locomotion
Locomotion
Author: Jacqueline Woodson
Eleven-year-old Lonnie lives with Miss Edna, who is always telling him to be quiet. But there's a lot going on in Lonnie's head. His English teacher, Ms Marcus, encourages him to write everything down, quickly, before his thoughts disappear. So Lonnie writes in poetry, because it's short, and using the many different styles of poem they are lear...  more »
Audio Books swap for two (2) credits.
ISBN-13: 9781455842438
ISBN-10: 1455842435
Publication Date: 2/2/2012
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Rating:
  ?

0 stars, based on 0 rating
Publisher: Brilliance Audio on CD Unabridged
Book Type: Audio CD
Other Versions: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette
Members Wishing: 0
Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review
Read All 1 Book Reviews of "Locomotion"

Please Log in to Rate these Book Reviews

blackeyedsusan avatar reviewed Locomotion on + 22 more book reviews
Lonnie Collins Motion is eleven. He was seven when his parents died in a fire. He's in foster care and a separated from his younger sister Lili. His teacher, Ms. Marcus introduces Lonnie to poetry. Writing it all down and visiting with his sister, Lonnie finds a way to cope with loss and to have hope that he and Lili will be united. I haven't read many verse novels but I am quickly becoming a fan. Lonnie says the entire book is a poem and it is. It is lyrical, fluid and affecting. Loved this.


Genres: