Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome

Finding Langston

Lesa Cline-Ransome with Dion Graham (Narrator)

missing duration info Add in missing duration information first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical middle grade poetry emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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When eleven-year-old Langston's mother dies in 1946, he and his father leave rural Alabama for Chicago's brown belt as a part of what came to be known as the Great Migration. It's lonely in the small apartment with just the two of them, and Langst...

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Community Reviews

4.29
based on 897 reviews

Moods

emotional: 77%

hopeful: 68%

reflective: 50%

sad: 44%

inspiring: 42%

informative: 24%

adventurous: 10%

lighthearted: 8%

challenging: 5%

relaxing: 2%

funny: 1%

tense: 1%


Pace

33% of readers chose fast
46% of readers chose medium
20% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
18% of readers chose A mix
77% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

94% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

88% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Diverse cast of characters?

90% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

17% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
58% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
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