num_pages: 103
description: On a visit to her grandmother Ola, who is dying of cancer in her house in the desert, Emmie hears many stories about the past and her family history and comes to a better understanding of relatives both dead and living
language: English
title: Toning the Sweep
titlecomplete: Toning the Sweep (Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner)
genres: Cultural, Childrens, Teen, African American, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Family, Coming Of Age, Fiction, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 454
awards: awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Coretta Scott King Book Award
category: Author, awardedAt: 1514793600000
name: Margaret A. Edwards Award
publisher: Orchard Books