Leaving Lymon

<b>A companion novel to <i>Finding Langston</i>, recipient of a Coretta Scott King Writing Honor and winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction. </b><br><br>Behind every bad boy is a story worth hearing and at least one chance for redemption. It's 1946 and Lymon, uprooted from his life in the Deep South and moved up North, needs that chance.<br><br>Lymon's father is, for the time being, at Parchman Farm--the Mississippi State Penitentiary--and his mother, whom he doesn't remember all that much, has moved North. Fortunately, Lymon is being raised by his loving grandparents. Together, Lymon and his grandpops share a love of music, spending late summer nights playing the guitar. <br><br>But Lymon's world as he knows it is about to dissolve. He will be sent on a journey to two Northern cities far from the country life he loves--and the version of himself he knows. In this companion novel to the Coretta Scott King Honor wining<i> Finding Langston</i>, readers will see a new side of the bully Lymon in this story of an angry boy whose raw talent, resilience, and devotion to music help point him in a new direction.<br><br><b>A <i>Kirkus Reviews</i> Best Book of the Year</b><br><b>A Junior Library Guild Selection!</b><br><b>Named a Best Multicultural Children's Book by the Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature</b> <br><b>A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year!</b><br><b>A Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon Book</b><br><br><br><br><b>Praise for <i>Finding Langston</i>, a Coretta Scott King Honor Book and winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction</b><br><br>"There aren't any explosions in this spare story. Nor is there a happy ending. Instead, Langston discovers something more enduring: solace."--The New York Times<br><br>* "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<br><br>* "This is a story that will stay with readers long after they've finished it."--<i>School Library Journal</i>, Starred Review<br><br>* "The impact on the reader could not be more powerful. A memorable debut novel."<i>--Booklist,</i> Starred Review<br><br>* "A fascinating work of historical fiction . . . Cline-Ransome at her best."--<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>, Starred Review<br><br>* "Finding Langston is about cultural heritage and personal growth and, at its heart, about finding home wherever you land."--<i>Shelf Awareness,</i> Starred Review