Being Clem / Lesa Cline-Ransome.

Author/creator Cline-Ransome, Lesa author.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationNew York : Holiday House, [2021]
Copyright Date©2021
Description248 pages ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Port Chicago Mutiny, Port Chicago, Calif., 1944--Juvenile fiction.
Families--Illinois. --Chicago. --Juvenile fiction.
Racism--Juvenile fiction.
Fathers--Death. --Juvenile fiction.
African American boys--Juvenile fiction.
African Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Single-parent families--Juvenile fiction.
Chicago (Ill.)--History. --20th century. --Juvenile fiction.

SeriesFinding Langston trilogy ; 3
Cline-Ransome, Lesa. Finding Langston trilogy ; 3. ^A1439164
Abstract When nine-year-old Clem's father dies in the Port Chicago Disaster he is forced to navigate his family's losses and struggles in 1940's Chicago.
Abstract 1944. Clem's father is away, serving as a sailor in World War II. When the family receives news that his father has died in the infamous Port Chicago explosion in San Francisco, everything begins to fall apart. Clem's mother is forced to work long, tough hours as a maid for a wealthy white family. The obstacles put in place by racial injustice seem insurmountable. Soon Clem can barely recognize his home-- and himself. Can he live up to his father's legacy? -- adapted from jacket
Interest age level Ages 8-12. Holiday House.
Interest grade level Grades 4-6. Holiday House.
Audience 900 Lexile
Genre/formHistorical fiction.
Genre/formFiction.
Genre/formJuvenile works.
Genre/formHistorical fiction.
LCCN 2020039122
ISBN9780823446049 (hardcover)
ISBN0823446042 (hardcover)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner TRC Fiction F C6157B ✔ Available Place Hold