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About The Book
After Heaven and The First Part Last, three-time Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Angela Johnson concludes her acclaimed trilogy with a poignant tale of finding where you belong and who you belong with.
Shoogy left home with all her jeans still in the washer because she couldn’t think of a reason to stay. She’s not sure where she belongs, until she meets Curtis. Curtis knows for certain where he does not want to be and that’s to be back in the army. He is happy to be in Ohio, where it is quiet and he can spend time with Shoogy. But when Curtis gets orders to return to Iraq, will belonging with each other be enough to keep Shoogy and Curtis together? Angela Johnson takes us back to Heaven, Ohio in this bittersweet tale of first love found and lost.
Shoogy left home with all her jeans still in the washer because she couldn’t think of a reason to stay. She’s not sure where she belongs, until she meets Curtis. Curtis knows for certain where he does not want to be and that’s to be back in the army. He is happy to be in Ohio, where it is quiet and he can spend time with Shoogy. But when Curtis gets orders to return to Iraq, will belonging with each other be enough to keep Shoogy and Curtis together? Angela Johnson takes us back to Heaven, Ohio in this bittersweet tale of first love found and lost.
Product Details
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (January 5, 2010)
- Length: 128 pages
- ISBN13: 9781416998655
- Ages: 12 - 99
- Lexile ® 750 The Lexile reading levels have been certified by the Lexile developer, MetaMetrics®
Raves and Reviews
This thoughtful tale, with its quietly poetic sensibility and timely themes, will resonate with those who are grieving the loss of loved ones because of the war. -- BULLETIN, March 1, 2010
*“Johnson’s evocative yet starkly simple language powerfully shows the devastating effects of the war on one small community…the characters and circumstances are never anything less than rich and real.”
– Kirkus Reviews, starred review, on Sweet, Hereafter (A Kirkus Best Book of 2010)
Awards and Honors
- Kirkus Best Children's Book
- Choose to Read Ohio Booklist Selection
- ALA Margaret A. Edwards Award
- Virginia Hamilton Literary Award Recipie
- ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults - Top Ten
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- Book Cover Image (jpg): Sweet, Hereafter eBook 9781416998655
- Author Photo (jpg): Angela Johnson Photograph by Roz Pinkard(0.9 MB)
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