Finding Langston

Holiday House, 2020

Coretta Scott King Author Honor
2019 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction

When 11-year-old Langston's mother dies in 1946, he and his father leave rural Alabama for Chicago's brown belt as a part of what came to be known as the Great Migration. It's lonely in the small apartment with just the two of them, and at school Langston is bullied. But his new home has one fantastic thing. Unlike the whites-only library in Alabama, the local 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.

★ "A fascinating work of historical fiction . . . Cline-Ransome at her best." —Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

★ Starred review, Kirkus

★ Starred review, Booklist

★ Starred review, School Library Journal

★ Starred review, Shelf Awareness 

★ Starred review, Horn Book 

Junior Library Guild Selection

Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year

School Library Journal Best Book 2018

New York Public Library Best Books for Kids

A CLA Notable Children's Book in Language Arts

An ILA Teacher's Choice Title

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