At a glance
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Subgenre
- Contemporary
- Words
- 11,056
- Section
- Middle Grade
Locomotion
Eleven-year-old Lonnie Collins Motion, orphaned and separated from his little sister after their parents' deaths, finds an outlet for his grief and love in poetry assigned by his teacher.
- National Book Award Finalist 2003
- Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor 2003
- Coretta Scott King Author Honor 2004
- ALSC Notable Children's Book 2004
Themes
Mood
Feels sad, emotional, hopeful.
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