Ebook {Epub PDF} Toning The Sweep by Angela Johnson

One of the best-reviewed novels for young adults in , this powerful debut is reminiscent of Terry McMillan's Waiting to Exhale. This story spans three generations of African-American women and their struggle to find a common ground for sharing love, friendship, and hardships. On a visit to her grandmother Ola, who is dying of cancer in her house in the desert, fourteen-year-old Emmie hears . TONING THE SWEEP. by Angela Johnson Children. UNDER THE MESQUITE. by Guadalupe Garcia McCall Children. A MONSTER CALLS. by Patrick Ness View full list MORE BY ANGELA JOHNSON. Children. ALL DIFFERENT NOW. by Angela Johnson Children. LOTTIE PARIS AND THE BEST PLACE. by Angela Johnson Children. A CERTAIN OCTOBER. Toning the Sweep. The main character, Emily, has joined her mother on a trip to the desert to help her grandmother, Ola, move to Cleveland with them. Ola has terminal cancer and no longer can live on her own so Emily decides to use her grandmother's video camera to record Ola's friends and familiar places to bring with them to the city.4/5(5).

Angela Johnson was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, but raised in Windham, Ohio; the only girl in a family of five. She now lives in Northeastern Ohio in a year-old house full of plants. When not writing, she travels. On one of her trips to the California desert, the inspiration for her first novel, Toning the Sweep, came about. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for Toning the Sweep by Angela Johnson (, Trade Paperback) at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products! Toning the Sweep Angela Johnson, Author Scholastic Paperbacks $ (p) ISBN More By and About This Author. OTHER BOOKS Buy this book PW, in a starred review, praised. Foxing has been variously attributed to a micro-organism, iron particles in the paper, a high acid content in the paper, or a fungus reacting to metallic residue or other conditions.

Toning The Sweep. by. Angela Johnson. · Rating details · ratings · 54 reviews. Angela Johnson's Coretta Scott King Award winning novel that traces three generations of African American women as they learn one another's truths. Three generations of African American women, each holding on to a separate truth. Toning the Sweep. The main character, Emily, has joined her mother on a trip to the desert to help her grandmother, Ola, move to Cleveland with them. Ola has terminal cancer and no longer can live on her own so Emily decides to use her grandmother's video camera to record Ola's friends and familiar places to bring with them to the city. Toning the Sweep by Angela Johnson. Click here for the lowest price! Library Binding, ,