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Toning the Sweep

Published
Sep 1994
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General Fiction General Fiction
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112

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Winner of the Coretta Scott King AwardA School Library Journal Best BookA Booklist Editor's ChoiceOne Last LookEmmie and her mother are headed for the desert to help Grandmama Ola pack up her life. Box by box, the pieces of Ola's past are neatly tucked away, and a collection of memories is opened. As the end of their final visit draws closer, Emmie, Mama, and Ola come to terms with the history they share. Each holds on to a separate truth -- a truth about life, about death, and about themselves.

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Sep 1994 Scholastic ISBN13 9780590481427 ISBN10 0590481428
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Apr 1993 Orchard (Scholastic) ISBN13 9780531054765 ISBN10 0531054764
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Jun 2018 Scholastic Inc. ISBN10 B07C84K7Y5
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