Cline-Ransome, Lesa. Finding Langston: A Novel. 2018.
Langston and his father have moved to Chicago from Alabama in order to find a new life for themselves after Langston's mother has died. In this strange new world where Langston lives, his father is gone from sunup to sundown, working in a factory.
Langston finds himself with no friends, and he is forced to fend for himself in the time after school before his father gets home. While Langston struggles to stay hidden from his gruesome new classmates, he finds himself constantly in their line of fire.
And then came the magic day when Langston found the public library.
He discovers authors of color, and he discovers poets of color, and he hears how others have put into words what his heart has been feeling.
When Langston discovers his namesake, he finds the bridge between himself and his mother, and a bridge to their neighbor Miss Fulton.
Will Langston discover the path that leads to new friendships?
Author Web Site: http://lesaclineransome.com/
Finding Lagston is a 2019 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book.
Winner of the 2019 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction.
Image Source: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1050454489
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