Coming on Home Soon
by Jacqueline Woodson and E.B. Lewis
44 Total Resources 5 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2004
Word Count 860
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 550L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 78570
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- Grandmothers--Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945--United States--Fiction
- Separation (Psychology)--Fiction
- Grandmothers
- United States
- Mother and child
- World War, 1939-1945
- Separation (Psychology)
- African Americans--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General (see also headings under Family)
- Mother and child--Fiction
- African Americans
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Movie with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with E.B. Lewis
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with E.B. Lewis
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 24
Meet-the-Author Movie with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with E.B. Lewis
Created by Charleston Magazine
Interview with E.B. Lewis
Created by Reading Rockets
Interview with E.B. Lewis
Created by Kidlit 411
Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by New York Public Library
Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by Rhapsody in Books
Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by ALAN Review
Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by Renée Watson
Guest post by Jacqueline Woodson
Created by New York Times
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award acceptance speech, 2018, given by Jacqueline Woodson
Created by Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by New York Times
Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by Iowa Public Radio
Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by Writer's Digest
Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
Children's Literature Legacy Award Acceptance Speech, 2018, given by Jacqueline Woodson
Created by Association for Library Service to Children - ALSC
Power of Stories conversation with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by Scholastic
2018 National Book Festival speech by Jacqueline Woodson
Created by Library of Congress
Children’s Literature Legacy Award Acceptance Speech, 2018, given by Jacqueline Woodson
Created by Association for Library Service to Children - ALSC
Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by NPR
Panel Discussion with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by MacArthur Foundation
Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by A Fuse #8 Production
Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by Mackin Community
Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by Horn Book
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 8
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Common Core Guide from Penguin Publishing Group USA
Created by Penguin Publishing Group USA
Resource Guide from California Young Reader Medal
Created by California Young Reader Medal
Classroom Guide from Penguin Publishing Group USA
Created by Penguin Publishing Group USA
Lesson Plan from State Library of Louisiana
Created by State Library of Louisiana
Lesson Plan from Manchester College
Created by Manchester College
Lesson Plan from Illinois School Library Media Association
Created by Illinois School Library Media Association
Awards & Distinctions 5
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2021
Honor, 2005
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2020
Honor, 2005
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2005
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2021
Selection, 2005
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005
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