Leaving Lymon (The Finding Langston Trilogy Book 2)

This is a powerful and moving companion novel to Finding Langston, which received a Coretta Scott King Writing Honor and won the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction.

Behind every bad boy is a story worth hearing and at least one chance for redemption, as seen through the eyes of Lymon, an angry young man who finds solace in music.

Set in 1946, Lymon's world is turned upside down when he is sent on a journey to two Northern cities far from the country life he loves.

Despite the challenges he faces, Lymon's raw talent, resilience, and devotion to music help point him in a new direction.

This book is a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year, Junior Library Guild Selection, and a Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, and is sure to captivate readers with its powerful themes of redemption and the transformative power of music.