EL - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
When 11-year-old Langston's mother passed away, he and his father moved from Alabama to Chicago. He's having a hard time making friends - the kids call him country boy and make fun of his accent. But one day, avoiding the bullies, Langston finds his local library and discovers the poetry of Langston Hughes.
The great migration is an important era in American history that we don't see often in children's fiction. Cline-Ransome has given us a likable boy whose move from the deep south is fraught with memories of his mother as well as homesickness. The connection to Hughes' poetry is wonderful - may entice readers to pick up an anthology for themselves.
Lisa Librarian
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