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050 00$aPZ7.W868$bCo 2004
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100 1 $aWoodson, Jacqueline
245 10$aComing on home soon /$cby Jacqueline Woodson ; illustratedby E.B. Lewis
260 $aNew York :$bPutnam's,$cc2004
300 $a1 v. (unpaged) :$bcol. ill. ;$c29 cm.
520 $aAfter Mama takes a job in Chicago during World War II, AdaRuth stays with Grandma but misses her mother who loves her more than rain and snow. Ada Ruth's mama must go awayto 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
521 $aAge : 4-8
526 0 $aAccelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning$bLG$c2.9$d0.5
650 0$aAfrican Americans$vJuvenile fiction
650 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$zUnited States$vJuvenile fiction
650 0$aSeparation (Psychology)$vJuvenile fiction
650 0$aMother and child$xJuvenile fiction
650 0$aGrandmothers$vJuvenile fiction
700 1 $aLewis, Earl B.