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Finding Langston

By Lesa Cline-Ransome

By Lesa Cline-Ransome

By Lesa Cline-Ransome

By Lesa Cline-Ransome

By Lesa Cline-Ransome

By Lesa Cline-Ransome

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Part of The Finding Langston Trilogy

Part of The Finding Langston Trilogy

Part of The Finding Langston Trilogy

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Jan 07, 2020 | ISBN 9780823445820 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Aug 14, 2018 | ISBN 9780823439607 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Aug 14, 2018 | ISBN 9780823441105 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About Finding Langston

    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.

    A Junior Library Guild selection!
    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

    About Finding Langston

    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.

    A Junior Library Guild selection!
    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

    About Finding Langston

    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.

    A Junior Library Guild selection!
    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

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Holiday House
    Jan 07, 2020 | 112 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780823445820

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $16.99
    Published by Holiday House
    Aug 14, 2018 | 112 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780823439607

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Holiday House
    Aug 14, 2018 | 112 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780823441105

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    Praise

    ★ “An engaging, quick, and relatable read that skillfully incorporates themes of race, class, post-war American life in the North and South, and a bit of Langston Hughes’ poetry. This is a story that will stay with readers long after they’ve finished it.“—School Library Journal, Starred Review

    ★ ”The impact on the reader could not be more powerful. A memorable debut novel.”—Booklist, Starred Review

    ★ ”A fascinating work of historical fiction . . . Cline-Ransome at her best.”—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

    ★ ”Finding Langston is about cultural heritage and personal growth and, at its heart, about finding home wherever you land.”—Shelf Awareness, Starred Review

    ★ ”Written in short chapters, this crisply paced book is full of historical details of the Great Migration and the role a historic branch library played in preserving African American literary culture.”—The Horn Book, Starred Review

    “There aren’t any explosions in this spare story. Nor is there a happy ending. Instead, Langston discovers something more enduring: solace. To quote Langston Hughes: ‘My black one / Thou are not beautiful / Yet thou hast / A loveliness / Surpassing beauty.‘”—The New York Times

    An ILA Teacher’s Choice Title
    A Coretta Scott King Honor Book
    Winner of the 2019 Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction
    A Junior Library Guild selection

    Awards

    Coretta Scott King Author Honor HONOR 2019

    Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction AWARD 2019

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