Finding Langston

<b>A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book<br>Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction <p/>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.</b> <p/>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. <p/>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. <p/>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. <p/>Lesa Cline-Ransome author of the Coretta Scott King Honor picture book <i>Before She Was Harriet</i> 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. <p/>Don't miss the companion novel <i>Leaving Lymon</i> 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. <p/><b>One of <i>Kirkus Reviews</i>' Best Books of the 21st Century (So Far)</b><br><b>A CLA Notable Children's Book in Language Arts</b><br><b>A <i>Kirkus Reviews </i>Best Book of the Year with 5 Starred Reviews</b><br><b>A School Library Journal Best Book of 2018</b><br><b> A Junior Library Guild selection!</b>