Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award
2008 · Grades 3-5 · Nominee
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Finalist for the National Book Award
When Lonnie was seven years old, his parents died in a fire. Now he's eleven, and he still misses them terribly. And he misses his little sister, Lili, who was put into a different foster home because "not a lot of people want boys-not foster boys that ain't babies." But Lonnie hasn't given up. His foster mother, Miss Edna, is growing on him. She's already raised two sons and she seems to know what makes them tick. And his teacher, Ms. Marcus, is showing him ways to put his jumbled feelings on paper.
Told entirely through Lonnie's poetry, we see his heartbreak over his lost family, his thoughtful perspective on the world around him, and most of all his love for Lili and his determination to one day put at least half of their family back together. Jacqueline Woodson's poignant story of love, loss, and hope is lyrically written and enormously accessible.
When Lonnie was seven years old, his parents died in a fire. Now he's eleven, and he still misses them terribly. And he misses his little sister, Lili, who was put into a different foster home because "not a lot of people want boys-not foster boys that ain't babies." But Lonnie hasn't given up. His foster mother, Miss Edna, is growing on him. She's already raised two sons and she seems to know what makes them tick. And his teacher, Ms. Marcus, is showing him ways to put his jumbled feelings on paper.
Told entirely through Lonnie's poetry, we see his heartbreak over his lost family, his thoughtful perspective on the world around him, and most of all his love for Lili and his determination to one day put at least half of their family back together. Jacqueline Woodson's poignant story of love, loss, and hope is lyrically written and enormously accessible.
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Book 1
Awards
Nutmeg Book Award
2008 · Teen · Nominee
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award
2007 · Grades 4-8 · Nominee
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
2006 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Virginia Readers Choice Award
2006 · Elementary · Nominee
Bluebonnet Award
2005 · Children's · Nominee
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
2005 · Children's · Nominee
Massachusetts Children's Book Award
2005 · Children's Book · Nominee
Coretta Scott King Award
2004 · Author · Honor Book
National Book Award
2003 · Young People's Literature · Finalist
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
2003 · Fiction & Poetry · Honor Book
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