Showing 1–4 of 4 titles

• Author: Lesa Cline-Ransome
• Format: Book

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  Finding Langston

  By Lesa Cline-Ransome

  After his mother's death, lonely Langston and his emotionally distant father migrate from rural Alabama to Chicago, where he finds solace in the poetry of his namesake.

  • Fiction, Historical Fiction
  • Notable Children's Books 2019
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780823439607
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  Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams

  By Lesa Cline-Ransome, James E. Ransome (Illustrator)

  This engaging picture-book biography of tennis' greatest superstars focuses attention on the ways they changed the game by their attitude, power as athletes, personal strength, and relationship with each other.

  • Nonfiction, Biography, Sports & Recreation
  • Notable Children's Books 2019
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9781481476843
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  My Story, My Dance: Robert Battle's Journey to Alvin Ailey

  By Lesa Cline-Ransome, James E. Ransome (Illustrator)

  Once Robert Battle's leg braces were off, nothing could keep him from flying. With determination and love of dance, he became the artistic director of the renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

  • Nonfiction, Arts, Performing Arts, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2016
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9781481422215
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  Overground Railroad

  By Lesa Cline-Ransome (Author), James E. Ransome (Illustrator)

  Told in verse and set during the Great Migration, a family journeying north experiences changing societal differences that are mirrored in the changing landscape outside the train’s window.

  • Fiction, Historical Fiction
  • Notable Children's Books 2021
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9780823438730