{"product_id":"finding-langston-9780823445820","title":"Finding Langston","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen 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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt'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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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\u003eBut 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLesa 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDon'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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild selection!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA CLA Notable Children's Book in Language Arts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Kirkus Reviews 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLesa Cline-Ransome\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of more than twenty books for young readers including the award-winning Finding Langston trilogy. Her work has received a plethora of honors, including dozens of starred reviews, NAACP Image Award nominations, a Coretta Scott King honor, the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction and a Christopher Award. Her work has been named to ALA Notable Books and Bank Street Best Children's Book lists and she lives in the Hudson Valley region of New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Holiday House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50589580591378,"sku":"9780823445820","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_903c80b7-96cf-42a9-aa74-bf3818afb3a9.jpg?v=1732074588","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/finding-langston-9780823445820","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}