{"product_id":"9780823445820","title":"Finding Langston","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003e\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e' Best Books of the 21st Century (So Far)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA CLA Notable Children's Book in Language Arts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eBest 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\u003cb\u003e A Junior Library Guild selection!\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Lesa Cline-Ransome","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":45892736909524,"sku":"9780823445820","price":12.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_050f0439-a228-4b2a-99de-41cd27f4743f.jpg?v=1732367969","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9780823445820","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}