LOCOMOTION
Jacqueline Woodson, . . Putnam, $15.99 (112pp) ISBN 978-0-399-23115-5
The kinetic energy of the aptly named Locomotion (the nickname of Lonnie Collins Motion) permeates the 60 poems that tell his sad yet hopeful story. Lonnie's first poem sets up a conflict familiar to anyone who has attempted creativity: despite the cheering of his teacher, Ms. Marcus ("Write it down before it leaves your brain," she says), as he begins to write, Lonnie hears the critical voice of his foster mother ("It's Miss Edna's over and over/
Reviewed on: 11/25/2002
Genre: Children's
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