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An engaging, quick, and relatable read that skillfully incorporates themes of race, class, post-war American life in the North and South, and a bit of Langston Hughes' poetry. This is a story that will stay with readers long after they've finished it. --School Library Journal, Starred Review The impact on the reader could not be more powerful. A memorable debut novel. --Booklist, Starred Review A fascinating work of historical fiction . . . Cline-Ransome at her best. --Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review Finding Langston is about cultural heritage and personal growth and, at its heart, about finding home wherever you land. --Shelf Awareness, Starred Review Written in short chapters, 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 There aren't any explosions in this spare story. Nor is there a happy ending. Instead, Langston discovers something more enduring: solace. To quote Langston Hughes: 'My black one / Thou are not beautiful / Yet thou hast / A loveliness / Surpassing beauty.' --The New York Times An ILA Teacher's Choice Title A Coretta Scott King Honor Book Winner of the 2019 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction A Junior Library Guild selection

An engaging, quick, and relatable read that skillfully incorporates themes of race, class, post-war American life in the North and South, and a bit of Langston Hughes' poetry. This is a story that will stay with readers long after they've finished it.--School Library Journal, Starred Review The impact on the reader could not be more powerful. A memorable debut novel.--Booklist, Starred Review A fascinating work of historical fiction . . . Cline-Ransome at her best.--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review Finding Langston is about cultural heritage and personal growth and, at its heart, about finding home wherever you land. --Shelf Awareness, Starred Review Written in short chapters, 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 There aren't any explosions in this spare story. Nor is there a happy ending. Instead, Langston discovers something more enduring: solace. To quote Langston Hughes: 'My black one / Thou are not beautiful / Yet thou hast / A loveliness / Surpassing beauty.'--The New York Times An ILA Teacher's Choice Title A Coretta Scott King Honor Book Winner of the 2019 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction A Junior Library Guild selection

"★ ""An engaging, quick, and relatable read that skillfully incorporates themes of race, class, post-war American life in the North and South, and a bit of Langston Hughes' poetry. This is a story that will stay with readers long after they've finished it.""—School Library Journal, Starred Review ★ ""The impact on the reader could not be more powerful. A memorable debut novel.""—Booklist, Starred Review ★ ""A fascinating work of historical fiction . . . Cline-Ransome at her best.""—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review ★ ""Finding Langston is about cultural heritage and personal growth and, at its heart, about finding home wherever you land.”—Shelf Awareness, Starred Review ★ ""Written in short chapters, 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 ""There aren’t any explosions in this spare story. Nor is there a happy ending. Instead, Langston discovers something more enduring: solace. To quote Langston Hughes: 'My black one / Thou are not beautiful / Yet thou hast / A loveliness / Surpassing beauty.'""—The New York Times An ILA Teacher's Choice Title A Coretta Scott King Honor Book Winner of the 2019 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction A Junior Library Guild selection"

An engaging, quick, and relatable read that skillfully incorporates themes of race, class, post-war American life in the North and South, and a bit of Langston Hughes' poetry. This is a story that will stay with readers long after they've finished it. -School Library Journal, Starred Review The impact on the reader could not be more powerful. A memorable debut novel. -Booklist, Starred Review A fascinating work of historical fiction . . . Cline-Ransome at her best. -Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review Finding Langston is about cultural heritage and personal growth and, at its heart, about finding home wherever you land. -Shelf Awareness, Starred Review Written in short chapters, 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 There aren't any explosions in this spare story. Nor is there a happy ending. Instead, Langston discovers something more enduring: solace. To quote Langston Hughes: 'My black one / Thou are not beautiful / Yet thou hast / A loveliness / Surpassing beauty.' -The New York Times An ILA Teacher's Choice Title A Coretta Scott King Honor Book Winner of the 2019 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction A Junior Library Guild selection

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Lesa Cline-Ransome 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.

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