Leaving Lymon (The Finding Langston Trilogy)

Lymon's story is one of hope amidst great adversity.

This companion novel to Finding Langston, recipient of a Coretta Scott King Writing Honor and winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, tells the story of an angry boy whose raw talent, resilience, and devotion to music help point him in a new direction.

With strong first-person narrative, this book captures both the boy's confusion and disappointment, while also depicting the strong relationships that keep Lymon afloat.

Ultimately redemptive and truly heartwarming, this character study is at once devastating and deeply beautiful.

Read more about Lesa Cline-Ransome, the author of more than twenty books for young readers including the award-winning Finding Langston trilogy, in the About the Author section.