Being Clem
Clem can make anybody, even his grumpy older sisters, smile with his jokes. But when his family receives news that his father has died in the infamous Port Chicago disaster, everything begins to fall apart. Clem's mother is forced to work long, tough hours as a maid for a wealthy white family....
| Main Author: | Cline-Ransome, Lesa (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Holiday House,
[2021]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: |
Finding Langston ;
3. |
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| Summary: |
Clem can make anybody, even his grumpy older sisters, smile with his jokes. But when his family receives news that his father has died in the infamous Port Chicago disaster, everything begins to fall apart. Clem's mother is forced to work long, tough hours as a maid for a wealthy white family. Soon Clem can barely recognize his home--and himself. Can he live up to his father's legacy? In her award-winning trilogy, Lesa Cline-Ransome masterfully recreates mid-twentieth century America through the eyes of three boys: Langston, Lymon, and, now, Clem. Exploring the impact of the Great Migration, the Harlem Renaissance, Jim Crow laws, and much more, Lesa's work manages at once to be both an intimate portrait of each boy and his family as well as a landscape of American history. |
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| Physical Description: |
248 pages ; 22 cm |
| Audience: |
Ages 8-12. Grades 4-6. |
| ISBN: |
9780823446049 0823446042 |
| Author Notes: |
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