{"product_id":"finding-langston-book-lesa-cline-ransome-9780823439607","title":"Finding Langston","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Lesa Cline-Ransome, author of the Coretta Scott King Honor picture book \u003ci\u003eBefore She Was Harriet\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Don't miss the companion novel, \u003ci\u003eLeaving Lymon\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e' Best Books of the 21st Century (So Far)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA CLA Notable Children's Book in Language Arts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year, with 5 Starred Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA School Library Journal Best Book of 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild selection!\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49657439748369,"sku":"CIN0823439607G","price":3.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50296988336401,"sku":"CIN0823439607VG","price":3.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50364032844049,"sku":"CIN0823439607A","price":3.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51008618987793,"sku":"NIN9780823439607","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51797592178961,"sku":"GOR012485112","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0823439607.jpg?v=1750915251","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/finding-langston-book-lesa-cline-ransome-9780823439607","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}