Meaning & use
Finding Langston
A 2018 novel by Lesa Cline-Ransome about a boy who discovers Langston Hughes' poetry at a Chicago library after his mother's death.
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In Finding Langston, the main character finds comfort in poetry while adjusting to life in a new city.
Our class read Finding Langston to explore themes of grief, family history, and the Great Migration.
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The novel won the Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe Award for New Talent and is often paired with Langston Hughes' poems in classrooms.
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