Peace, Locomotion
by Jacqueline Woodson
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- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2009
Word Count 21,087
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 860L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 127432, 3 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- African American boys
- Orphans--Fiction
- Realistic fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
- Letters--Fiction
- Brothers and sisters
- Letters
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Orphans & Foster Homes
- Peace
- Foster home care--Fiction
- Orphans
- Domestic fiction
- African Americans--Fiction
- African Americans
- Children's stories, African American
- Brothers and sisters--Fiction
- Foster home care
- Twelve-year-old boys
- Children's stories
- Peace--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Peace and Social Justice
- Writers and Writing
- Novels Written in Verse
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Jacqueline Woodson
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jacqueline Woodson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 30
Meet-the-Author Movie with Jacqueline Woodson
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Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
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Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
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Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
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Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
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Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award acceptance speech, 2018, given by Jacqueline Woodson
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Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
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Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
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2018 Children's Literature Legacy Award Acceptance Speech given by Jacqueline Woodson
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Power of Stories conversation with Jacqueline Woodson
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2018 National Book Festival speech by Jacqueline Woodson
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2018 Children's Literature Legacy Award Acceptance Speech given by Jacqueline Woodson
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Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
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Panel Discussion with Jacqueline Woodson
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Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
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Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
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Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
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Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
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Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
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Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
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Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
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On developing characters with Jacqueline Woodson
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On bearing witness with Jacqueline Woodson
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On readers looking for themselves with Jacqueline Woodson
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On multicultural books with Jacqueline Woodson
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On facing controversy with Jacqueline Woodson
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On finding her voice with Jacqueline Woodson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Readings 2
Video Book Reading narrated by Jacqueline Woodson
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Dion Graham
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Awards & Distinctions 2
Odyssey Award, 2008-2024
Honor, 2010
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
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