num_pages: 32
description: Jacqueline Woodson is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People's LiteratureAda Ruth's mama must go away to Chicago to work, leaving Ada Ruth and Grandma behind. It's war time, and women are needed to fill the men's jobs. As winter sets in, Ada Ruth and her grandma keep up their daily routine, missing Mama all the time. They find strength in each other, and a stray kitten even arrives one day to keep them company, but nothing can fill the hole Mama left. Every day they wait, watching for the letter that says Mama will be coming on home soon. Set during World War II, Coming On Home Soon has a timeless quality that will appeal to all who wait and hope.
language: English
title: Coming on Home Soon
titlecomplete: Coming on Home Soon
genres: Cultural, World War II, Picture Books, Childrens, African American, Family, War, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 2434
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Caldecott Medal, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Charlotte Zolotow Award
category: Honor Book, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Picture Books for Older Readers
publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books