A review by m_bell0428
Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome

4.0

"Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome is about a boy named Langston who moves from Alabama to Chicago with his father after his mother passes away. While in Chicago, he faces a bully, Lymon, and finds happiness at a local library where he finds poetry by Langston Hughes. I thought this book is a great example of character development and the theme of "finding yourself" because in the book, Langston learns more about himself and his mother by reading Langston Hughes poetry, and he learns more about his father by eventually talking to him about the library and his mother. I would use this story to teach character development, and the students could focus on Langston, his father, or Clem: three characters that had amazing character growth throughout the story.