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Books by Lesa Cline-Ransome

21 books · Ages 3–18

Known for the Finding Langston series, Lesa Cline-Ransome writes picture books and middle grade and young adult for ages 3–18, alongside 18 standalone books, exploring themes of african american heritage, history, celebrating heritage.

Series

Finding Langston

Leaving Lymon

Being Clem (Finding Langston Trilogy, #3)

Finding Langston

3 books · Ages 8–12

Books by Lesa Cline-Ransome | Wonderlit

Standalone Books (Ages 8–11)

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Freedom's School

Lesa Cline-Ransome

Lizzie and Paul head to a brand-new schoolhouse built for freed slaves, where their hunger for learning meets the challe

Cover of They Call Me Teach: Lessons in Freedom

They Call Me Teach: Lessons in Freedom

Lesa Cline-Ransome

In the shadows of a Southern plantation, a young man risks everything to teach others the power of letters and numbers i

Cover of Just a Lucky So and So

Just a Lucky So and So

Lesa Cline-Ransome

For the child who needs to see how optimism and hard work can turn a difficult start into a joyful life of creative expr

Cover of Whale Trails: Before and Now

Whale Trails: Before and Now

Lesa Cline-Ransome

For the child who loves the ocean and wonders about how we treat our planet, this story bridges the gap between a dark h

Cover of One Big Open Sky

One Big Open Sky

Lesa Cline-Ransome

For the child curious about their roots and the quiet strength required to build a new life when the world feels wide an

Cover of Overground Railroad

Overground Railroad

Lesa Cline-Ransome

Rhythmic text and soft watercolors follow a Black family's journey north during the 1930s, capturing the quiet tension a

Cover of My Story, My Dance: Robert Battle's Journey to Alvin Ailey

My Story, My Dance: Robert Battle's Journey to Alvin Ailey

Lesa Cline-Ransome

For the child who feels limited by physical challenges or self-doubt. This inspiring true story shows how a boy in leg b

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Words Set Me Free

Lesa Cline-Ransome

For the child curious about why reading is such a superpower. Explore the incredible true story of how Frederick Douglas

Cover of Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis

Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis

Lesa Cline-Ransome

John Lewis turned his childhood experiences with segregation into a lifelong mission, choosing nonviolence and love to f

Cover of Power of Her Pen, The: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne

Power of Her Pen, The: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne

Lesa Cline-Ransome

Ethel Payne uses her sharp writing and fierce determination to break barriers, journeying from a Chicago childhood to th

Cover of Helen Keller: The World in Her Heart

Helen Keller: The World in Her Heart

Lesa Cline-Ransome

Rich oil paintings illustrate how young Helen Keller used touch, smell, and vibration to understand her world before Ann

Cover of Satchel Paige

Lesa Cline-Ransome

Satchel Paige made history as the first African American to pitch in a Major League World Series, defying the unfair lim

Cover of Loud and Proud: The Life of Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm

Loud and Proud: The Life of Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm

Lesa Cline-Ransome

A studious girl uses her powerful voice and sharp intelligence to overcome obstacles and become a historic changemaker f

Cover of Before She Was Harriet

Before She Was Harriet

Lesa Cline-Ransome

Harriet Tubman was many people before she became a legend: a nurse, a scout, and a daughter. Poetic prose traces the lay

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Light in the Darkness

Lesa Cline-Ransome

For the child learning about the heavy history of our world and the immense courage it takes to pursue knowledge when it

Cover of Words Set Me Free: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass

Words Set Me Free: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass

Lesa Cline-Ransome

Follow a young boy's journey from the hardships of slavery to the life-changing moment he learns to read, paving a lyric

By Age Range

Quilt Counting

Quilt Counting

Freedom's School

They Call Me Teach: Lessons in Freedom

Freedom's School

They Call Me Teach: Lessons in Freedom

Finding Langston

Finding Langston

One Big Open Sky

For Lamb

Common Themes

African American Heritage History Celebrating Heritage Resilience & Perseverance Hope & Optimism Being Different Fear & Bravery Writing & Storytelling

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The House on the Canal: The Story of the House That Hid Anne Frank

The House on the Canal: The Story of the House That Hid Anne Frank

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Melanie Crowder

Cold War on Maplewood Street

Gayle Rosengren

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A Time for Courage: The Suffragette Diary of Kathleen Bowen

A Time for Courage: The Suffragette Diary of Kathleen Bowen