Leaving LymonLesa Cline-RansomeA boy's journey from the South to the North tests his resilience and love for music.Back to all books
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices2021Fiction for Children
Overground RailroadLesa Cline-RansomeStop by stop, the perceptive young narrator tells her journey in poems, leaving behind the cotton fields and distant Blue Ridge mountains.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The List of Things That Will Not ChangeRebecca SteadBea navigates family changes, seeking stability and a new sister.Twelve to FourteenLexile 680LATOS 4.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Lizzie Demands a Seat!: Elizabeth Jennings Fights for Streetcar RightsBeth AndersonIn 1854, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Jennings, an African American schoolteacher, fought back when she was unjustly denied entry to a New York City streetcar, sparking the beginnings of the long struggle to gain equal rights on public transportation.One hundred years before Rosa Parks took her stand, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Jennings tried to board a…Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details