Sweet, Hereafter

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By Angela Johnson
Publisher Simon Schuster Books For Young Readers - (Simon Schuster Books For Young Readers)
Sweet, Hereafter
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After Heaven and The First Part Last, threetime Coretta Scott King Awardwinning 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 couldnt think of a reason to stay. Shes not sure where she belongs, until she meets Curtis. Curtis knows for certain where he does not want to be and thats 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.

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15114 words15,114 words
128 pages128 pages
Lexile 750LLexile 750L
Grade 7 to 10Grade 7 to 10

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9780689873867

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