{"product_id":"leaving-lymon-9780823449422","title":"Leaving Lymon","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA companion novel to \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinding Langston\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, recipient of a Coretta Scott King Writing Honor and winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBehind every bad boy is a story worth hearing and at least one chance for redemption. It's 1946 and Lymon, uprooted from his life in the Deep South and moved up North, needs that chance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLymon's father is, for the time being, at Parchman Farm--the Mississippi State Penitentiary--and his mother, whom he doesn't remember all that much, has moved North. Fortunately, Lymon is being raised by his loving grandparents. Together, Lymon and his grandpops share a love of music, spending late summer nights playing the guitar. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Lymon's world as he knows it is about to dissolve. He will be sent on a journey to two Northern cities far from the country life he loves--and the version of himself he knows. In this companion novel to the Coretta Scott King Honor wining\u003ci\u003e Finding Langston\u003c\/i\u003e, readers will see a new side of the bully Lymon in this story of an angry boy whose raw talent, resilience, and devotion to music help point him in a new direction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Selection \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Multicultural Children's Book by the Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinding Langston\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, a Coretta Scott King Honor Book and winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere aren't any explosions in this spare story. Nor is there a happy ending. Instead, Langston discovers something more enduring: solace.--The New York Times \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* 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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* This is a story that will stay with readers long after they've finished it.--\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* The impact on the reader could not be more powerful. A memorable debut novel.\u003ci\u003e--Booklist, \u003c\/i\u003e Starred Review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* A fascinating work of historical fiction . . . Cline-Ransome at her best.--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* Finding Langston is about cultural heritage and personal growth and, at its heart, about finding home wherever you land.--\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness, \u003c\/i\u003e Starred Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Holiday House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780823449422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e507859 \/ Leaving Lymon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.6 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 6\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lesa Cline-Ransome","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39956800078005,"sku":"9780823449422","price":7.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8cd55c37-3648-438d-9e55-40052e2aff6e.jpg?v=1620222436","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/leaving-lymon-9780823449422","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}