Leaving Lymon

By: Cline-Ransome, Lesa

It's 1946, and Lymon, uprooted from his life in the Deep South and moved up North, needs that chance. Lymon's father is, for the time being, at Parchman Farm--the Mississippi State Penitentiary--and his mother, whom he doesn't remember all that much, has moved North. Fortunately, Lymon is being raised by his loving grandparents. Together, Lymon and his grandpops share a love of music, spending late summer nights playing the guitar. But Lymon's world as he knows it is about to dissolve. He will be sent on a journey to two Northern cities far from the country life he loves--and the version of himself he knows. In this companion novel to the Coretta Scott King Honor-winning Finding Langston, listeners will see a new side of the bully Lymon in this story of an angry boy whose raw talent, resilience, and devotion to music help point him in a new direction.

• Format: MP3 CD
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DFT1BYK5
• ISBN13: 9798228082892
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Dreamscape Media
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7