Locomotion

TW// death (of parents), PTSD “I think when people have to leave you on Earth, they don’t really be leaving you a hundred percent. I think some little part of them is always right here with us…” Peace, Locomotion is a stunning follow up to Jacqueline Woodson’s Locomotion. It captivated me right away......more

Recently I was able to pinpoint why exactly I have such a hard time reviewing Jacqueline Woodson's recent books. I mean, Feathers was so difficult for me that I eschewed a review altogether and while I managed to put two words together for After Tupac and D Foster, it wasn't a review that stuck in m......more

There are some writers who just knock me right over with their writing talent. They know how to hone their words down to the most essential bones, so that the language is deceptively simple but contains maximum beauty and meaning. Patricia MacLachlan is one, Susan Patron is another. Simplicity, pith......more

Peace, Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson is an epistolatory novel, meaning it's written in letter form, told through the letters of twelve year old Lonnie Collins Motion to his sister Lili. Basically, Lonnie and his sister are in foster care, but with two different families, and Lonnie feels he must......more

This was a bittersweet book that I'd use in class if I taught slightly younger kids. The main character is so sincere and idealistic, but the book isn't overly sentimental because it's also unabashedly honest about his tragic circumstances. I kind of wanted to give him a hug the whole time I was rea......more