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At a glance

Published
2001
Publisher
Orchard Books
Subgenre
Contemporary
Section
Young Adult

Running Back to Ludie

Angela Johnson

A girl raised by her father reconnects with the mother who left her.

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Themes

Parents & grandparentsFamilyHealing & hope

Mood

Feels emotional, reflective.

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