Bank Street Best Books of 2021

Cheers for Being Clem, included in The Best Children’s Books of 2021 by Bank Street Books.  Fans of Finding Langston and Leaving Lymon will love this third and final companion in the Finding Langston trilogy centering on the life of Clem Thurber Junior as he navigates fear, friendship and his many questions about what it is to be a man in 1946 Chicago when you can’t seem to live up to legacy of a hero father who died in the war. 

★ "In addition to exploring Clem’s relationships with his friends, Cline-Ransome offers unusually perceptive portrayals of his family members, their interactions, and their strong, ongoing, but largely unspoken grief. Clem’s engaging first-person story, written with simplicity and emotional clarity, provides a rewarding conclusion to this historical fiction trilogy."—Booklist, Starred Review