Finding Langston

A Coretta Scott King Author Honor BookWinner 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 ArtsA Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year with 5 Starred ReviewsA School Library Journal Best Book of 2018