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There Was a Party for Langston

Jason Reynolds

Inspired by a 1991 celebration at the Schomburg Center, the book honors Langston Hughes and introduces fellow poets Maya Angelou and Amiri Baraka. A photograph of Angelou and Baraka at that gathering made Jason Reynolds wonder why the poets had assembled. Its poetic prose is paired with Jerome and Jarrett Pumphrey’s handmade-stamp artwork, and its opening endpapers salute other Black writers.

This book appears on 5 reading lists across 2 editions from 5 organizations.

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Book details

Lexile Text Measure
640L
ATOS Book Level
4.1
Word Count
816
Fountas & Pinnell Text Level
P
Themes
Art And Creativity · Cultural Heritage · Poetry
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
AtheneumCaitlyn Dlouhy Books
Published
October 3, 2023
Pages
56
ISBN-13
9781534439443
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
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