Finding Langston
by Lesa Cline-Ransome • Book 1 of the Finding Langston Trilogy
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2018
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 760L
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | New Experience
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Bullying
- Juvenile Fiction | Books & Libraries
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
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- #OwnVoices for 4-8
- Conversations through Literacy
- Sample: EL Education, Grades 6-8
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Lesa Cline-Ransome about Finding Langston
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Lesa Cline-Ransome
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Study Guide from African American Homeschool Moms
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Educator's Guide from Holiday House
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Discussion Guide from Coretta Scott King Book Awards
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Reading Group Guide from Holiday House
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Dion Graham
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Vocabulary Lists 1

Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 11

Scott O'Dell Award, 1984-2023
Winner, 2019

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2019

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2019

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2023
Selection, 2019

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2023
Selection, 2019

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2023
Author Honor, 2019

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2023
Selection, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Middle Selection, 2018

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2018

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2018
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