The videotaping is Ola's idea--Ola, Emmie's grandma who lives in the California desert is dying of cancer. Emmie and her mother have come to "the dry" to pack up Ola's house and take her back to a hospital in Cleveland. As Emmie starts photographing Ola's friends, she learns about her family history and their heritage. As Ola is speeded off to heaven, life below is revered and celebrated. 1994 Coretta Scott King Author Award Book.
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Hardback Editions
August 2008 : Library Binding
| Title: Toning the Sweep Author(s): Angela Johnson ISBN: 1-4395-2701-6 / 978-1-4395-2701-6 Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
February 2003 : Hardback
 | Title: Toning the Sweep (Point) Author(s): Angela Johnson ISBN: 0-7807-4576-0 / 978-0-7807-4576-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Perfection Learning Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 1999 : Library Binding
 | Title: Toning the Sweep Author(s): Angela Johnson ISBN: 0-7857-3545-3 / 978-0-7857-3545-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Turtleback Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
November 1995 : Hardback
| Title: Toning the Sweep Author(s): Angela Johnson ISBN: 1-86039-203-2 / 9781860392030 (UK edition) Publisher: Orchard Books Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 1993 : Hardback
 | Title: Toning the Sweep (Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner) Author(s): Angela Johnson ISBN: 0-531-05476-4 / 978-0-531-05476-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Orchard Books (NY) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 1993 : Library Binding
| Title: Toning the Sweep Author(s): Angela Johnson ISBN: 0-531-08626-7 / 978-0-531-08626-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Orchard Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
2003 : Paperback
 | Title: Toning the Sweep Author(s): Angela Johnson Publisher: Unknown Availability: Amazon More details... |
February 1996 : Paperback
 | Title: Toning the Sweep (Black Apples) Author(s): Angela Johnson ISBN: 1-86039-100-1 / 9781860391002 (UK edition) Publisher: Orchard Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1995 : Paperback
| Title: Toning the Sweep Author(s): Angela Johnson Publisher: Orchard Availability: Amazon More details... |
August 1994 : Mass Market Paperback
 | Title: Toning The Sweep Author(s): Angela Johnson ISBN: 0-590-48142-8 / 978-0-590-48142-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
August 1994 : Turtleback
| Title: Toning the Sweep Author(s): Angela Johnson ISBN: 0-606-06817-1 / 978-0-606-06817-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Demco Media Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1993 : Unknown
| Title: Toning the Sweep: A Novel Author(s): Publisher: Orchard, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Availability: Amazon More details... |
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