{"product_id":"leaving-lymon-9780823444427","title":"Leaving Lymon","description":"\u003cb\u003eA companion novel to \u003ci\u003eFinding Langston\u003c\/i\u003e, recipient of a Coretta Scott King Writing Honor and winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBehind 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLymon'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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut 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\u003ci\u003e Finding Langston\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Selection!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Multicultural Children's Book by the Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eFinding Langston\u003c\/i\u003e, a Coretta Scott King Honor Book and winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* \"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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* \"This is a story that will stay with readers long after they've finished it.\"--\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* \"The impact on the reader could not be more powerful. A memorable debut novel.\"\u003ci\u003e--Booklist, \u003c\/i\u003e Starred Review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* \"A fascinating work of historical fiction . . . Cline-Ransome at her best.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* \"Finding Langston is about cultural heritage and personal growth and, at its heart, about finding home wherever you land.\"--\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness, \u003c\/i\u003e Starred Review\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":50514574147858,"sku":"9780823444427","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cbc48b48-8c23-4720-ac91-25ac8733e2b5.jpg?v=1730987725","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/leaving-lymon-9780823444427","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}