Peace,+Locomotion

=Peace, Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson ​ = Peace, Locomotion is a great book. You have to read this book. Twelve year old Lonnie Collins writes letters to his little sister Lili but he never sends them to her so he can give them all to her when he's old enough to take care of her. Right now they live with separate foster families after their parents died in a fire. They got separated because when they were in the foster home a woman took Lili but not Lonnie and Lonnie lives with a different mom. He tells Lili things about what's going on in his life and what he's been up to like when he got a new teacher. He loves her so much and he barely gets to see her. Lonnie says when he's old enough that he is gonna take care of her. This is a great book and a heart warming story so open it up and read it! - Cole M- FLW. media type="custom" key="4982477"







Elena Z. - **West Milwlaukee** ‘’I would highly recommend this book, __Peace, Locomotion__, to anyone who is wanting a happy ending with tough times in between. It is a very well written piece of writing, by Jacqueline Woodson, that captivates your attention right away. One of the hardest things is to understand in the book is that you need to accept the truth and start to think about the future. The thing that Locomotion/Lonnie wants the most is to be with his sister Lili. They were separated from each other when their parents died in a fire. He writes to her every day and when it comes Christmas time, Lonnie and Lili just want to break down and cry. They are praying for the war to stop, so Lonnie ends each one of his letters with ‘’Peace’’ as if to say let the war end soon. They have all been waiting for Jenkins to come home from the war and when he does, let’s just say he’s missing something. They get along just fine though. Laci N. - Lincoln Intermediate __Peace Locomotion__ by Jacqueline Woodson was a really great book. It was about two kids, Lili and Lonnie Motion, who's parents died in a fire when they were just kids. They got put in a foster home but they were taken by two different people and were split up. Their foster mamas still meet up so they can see each other pretty often. The whole story is made up of letters that Lonnie is writing to Lili for her to read when she gets older. Lonnie's foster mom, Miss Edna, has two kids, Rodney and Jenkins. Jenkins is over fighting in the war so everyday they pray for him and hope that nothing goes wrong. As they are waiting for Jenkins to come home they get a call and soon enough he does. There is something that mixes up everyones emotions but after time passes they all start to get along, the house settles, and the book ends.

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