The Leaving Morning
1992
First Published
3.81
Average Rating
32
Number of Pages
A young African American boy and his sister experience moving day, saying goodbye to shopkeepers, friends, and cousins, watching men load the truck, giving a last glance around their rooms, and driving off to their new home
Avg Rating
3.81
Number of Ratings
124
5 STARS
30%
4 STARS
31%
3 STARS
31%
2 STARS
6%
1 STARS
2%
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Author
Angela Johnson
Author · 42 books
Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. Angela Johnson is the author of the Coretta Scott King Honor picture book When I Am Old with You; as well as A Sweet Smell of Roses, illustrated by Eric Velasquez; Just Like Josh Gibson, illustrated by Beth Peck; and I Dream of Trains, which was also illustrated by Loren Long. She has won three Coretta Scott King Awards, one each for her novels Heaven, Toning the Sweep, and The First Part Last. In recognition of her outstanding talent, Angela was named a 2003 MacArthur Fellow. She lives in Kent, Ohio.
