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Coming On Home Soon
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 2,448 Ratings and 427 Reviews

Book Description
Ada Ruth's mama must go away to 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 wa... More
Book Information
PublisherG.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
BindingHardcover (7 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages32
ISBN-100399237488
ISBN-13978-0399237485
Publication Date10/12/2004
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About Jacqueline Wilson (Author) : Jacqueline Wilson is a published author and an editor of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Jacqueline Wilson include Girls in Love.
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About E. B. Lewis (Illustrator) : E. B. Lewis is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of E. B. Lewis include Bippity Bop Barbershop, Joe-Joe's First Flight, Keeping the Night Watch.
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9/9/2008 Kelly Starling-Lyons said: Beautiful story.
tags: I recommend

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2/15/2008 Nancy Tolson said:
Her mother has gone north to find work in the Chicago train yards because this is a time when the men are at war and many women throughout the United States have stepped up to fill their shoes. Letters and days being missed are seen through her daughter who probably doesn't even realize that her mot... more

tags: Inspired me

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