Locomotion - Woodson, Jacqueline 1963- (Putnam, 2003)
In a series of poems, eleven-year-old Lonnie writes about his life, after the death of his parents, separated from his younger sister, living in a foster home, and finding his poetic voice at school.
Companion volume: Woodson, Jacqueline: Peace, Locomotion, New York, NY, G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2009]