Locomotion

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 sh...

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Main Author: Woodson, Jacqueline.
Corporate Authors: Brilliance Audio (Firm)
Other Authors: Graham, Dion., Mackewich, Susan.
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language: English
Published: Grand Haven, MI : Brilliance Audio, p2011.
Edition: Unabridged.
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Summary: 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 learning in class. In the end, Lonnie finds his way forward through the loving care of those who surround him.
Item Description: Title from container.
Compact discs.
Duration: 1:20:00.
Physical Description: 2 sound discs (1 hr., 20 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience: Ages 9+.
Production Credits: Director, Susan Mackewich.
ISBN: 9781455842438
1455842435
9781455842445 (library ed.)
1455842443 (library ed.)
Author Notes: Jacqueline Woodson was born in Columbus, Ohio on February 12, 1963. She received a B.A. in English from Adelphi University in 1985. Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked as a drama therapist for runaways and homeless children in New York City. Her books include The House You Pass on the Way, I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This, Lena, and The Day You Begin. She won the Coretta Scott King Award in 2001 for Miracle's Boys. After Tupac and D Foster, Feathers, and Show Way won Newbery Honors. Brown Girl Dreaming won the E. B. White Read-Aloud Award in 2015. Her other awards include the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and the 2018 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. She was also selected as the Young People's Poet Laureate in 2015 by the Poetry Foundation.

(Bowker Author Biography)