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Coming on home soon / by Jacqueline Woodson ; illustrated by E.B. Lewis.

Woodson, Jacqueline. (Author). Lewis, E. B. (Earl Bradley), 1956- (illustrator.).

Summary:

After Mama takes a job in Chicago during World War II, Ada Ruth stays with Grandma but misses her mother who loves her more than rain and snow. Ada Ruth's mama must go away to Chicago to work, leaving Ada Ruth and Grandma behind. It's war time, and women are needed to fill the men's jobs. As winter sets in, Ada Ruth and her grandma keep up their daily routine, missing Mama all the time. They find strength in each other, and a stray kitten even arrives one day to keep them company, but nothing can fill the hole Mama left. Every day they wait, watching for the letter that says Mama will be coming on home soon. Set during World War II, Coming On Home Soon has a timeless quality that will appeal to all who wait and hope.

Record details

ISBN: 0399237488
Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Publisher: New York : Putnam's, [2004]
Copyright: ©2004

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:	550L Lexile Decoding demand: 49 (medium) Semantic demand: 56 (medium) Syntactic demand: 82 (very high) Structure demand: 85 (very high) Lexile
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning LG 2.9 0.5 Accelerated Reader AR LG 2.9 0.5 78570.
Awards Note:	A Junior Library Guild selection.