There Was a Party for Langston Poetry / Women Authors / American - African American & Black / Social Science / Discrimination "In this uplifting coming-of-age novel

"In this uplifting coming-of-age novel told in accessible verse

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Curzon navigates the dangers of being a runaway slave in this keenly felt second novel in in the historical middle grade The Seeds of America trilogy from acclaimed author Laurie Halse Anderson

There Was a Party for Langston Poetry / Women Authors / American - African American & Black / Social Science / Discrimination "In this uplifting coming-of-age novelNew York Times bestselling and award winning author Jason Reynoldss debut picture book is a snappy, joyous ode to Word King, literary genius, and glass ceiling smasher Langston Hughes and the luminaries he inspired. Back in the day, there was a heckuva party, a jam, for a word making man. The King of Letters. Langston Hughes. His ABCs became drums, bumping jumping thumping like a heart the size of the whole country. They sent some people yelling and