Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome

Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome

A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book
Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction

When eleven-year-old Langston's father moves them from their home in Alabama to Chicago's Bronzeville district, it feels like he's giving up everything he loves.

It's 1946. Langston's mother has just died, and now they're leaving the rest of his family and friends. He misses everything-- Grandma's Sunday suppers, the red dirt roads, and the magnolia trees his mother loved.

In the city, they live in a small apartment surrounded by noise and chaos. It doesn't feel like a new start, or a better life. At home he's lonely, his father always busy at work; at school he's bullied for being a country boy.

But Langston's new home has one fantastic thing. Unlike the whites-only library in Alabama, the Chicago Public Library welcomes everyone. There, hiding out after school, Langston discovers another Langston--a poet whom he learns inspired his mother enough to name her only son after him.

Lesa Cline-Ransome, author of the Coretta Scott King Honor picture book Before She Was Harriet, has crafted a lyrical debut novel about one boy's experiences during the Great Migration. Includes an author's note about the historical context and her research.

Don't miss the companion novel, Leaving Lymon, which centers on one of Langston's classmates and explores grief, resilience, and the circumstances that can drive a boy to become a bully-- and offer a chance at redemption.

One of Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of the 21st Century (So Far)
A CLA Notable Children's Book in Language Arts
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year, with 5 Starred Reviews
A School Library Journal Best Book of 2018
A Junior Library Guild selection!

Before She Was Harriet, by Lesa Cline-Ransome, was named a Coretta Scott King Honor Book, was nominated for an NAACP Image Award, and won the Christopher Award. Benny Goodman & Teddy Wilson: Hitting the Stage as the World's First Black-and-White Jazz Band and Just a Lucky So and So: The Life of Louis Armstrong are two of her other books.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780823439607
ISBN 10	0823439607
Title	Finding Langston
Author	Lesa Cline Ransome
Series	The Finding Langston Trilogy
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Holiday House Inc
Year published	2018-08-14
Number of pages	112
Prizes	Commended for Coretta Scott King Award (Author) 2019
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.