Lonnie's life changed forever when his parents died. He and his sister were separated and live very different lives on opposite sides of the city. But with the help of a teacher, Lonnie has found a new way to tell the world about his life. Lonnie has discovered he has a 'poet's heart' and despite the unhappiness and the grief he feels, hope is beginning to light the way..

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book features in the following series: Coretta Scott King Award, New Windmills Ks3, Puffin, Puffin Teenage Fiction .

There are 112 pages in this book. This book was published in 2004 by Pearson Education Limited .

Jacqueline Woodson was born in Ohio and grew up in South Carolina. She has written several books for teenagers and recently won the Coretta Scott King Award which honours African-American writers of outstanding books for children. She has received two American Library Association Awards, and the Kenyon Review Award for Literary Excellence in Fiction for Autobiography Of A Family Photo, published by Penguin US. Jacqueline now lives in Brooklyn, New York.