For Lamb

BIPOC

An interracial friendship between two teenaged girls goes tragically wrong in this powerful historical novel set in the Jim Crow South.

For Lamb follows a family striving to better their lives in the late 1930s Jackson, Mississippi. Lamb’s mother is a hard-working, creative seamstress who cannot reveal she is a lesbian. Lamb’s brother has a brilliant mind and has even earned a college scholarship for a black college up north-- if only he could curb his impulsiveness and rebellious nature.

Lamb herself is a quiet and studious girl. She is also naive. As she tentatively accepts the friendly overtures of a white girl who loans her a book she loves, she sets a off a calamitous series of events that pulls in her mother, charming hustler uncle, estranged father, and brother, and ends in a lynching.

Told with nuance and subtlety, avoiding sensationalism and unnecessary brutality, this young adult novel from celebrated author Lesa Cline-Ransome pays homage to the female victims of white supremacy.

A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year
A Horn Book Fanfare Book
A Booklist Editors’ Choice
A CSMCL Best Multicultural Children’s Book of the Year
A BookPage Best Young Adult Book of the Year
A Bank Street Best Book of the Year - Outstanding Merit
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

 
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# of Pages: 304

Book Binding: Hardcover

Year of Publication: 2023

Publisher: Holiday House

Language: en

ISBN: 9780823450152

Lesa Cline-Ransome is an award-winning children's book author who has written over a dozen books, including For Lamb. She has a passion for writing stories that celebrate diversity, explore important themes, and inspire young readers. She holds a Master's degree in Elementary Education and has worked as a teacher, literacy specialist, and educational consultant. Cline-Ransome's books have been recognized by numerous organizations, including the Coretta Scott King Book Award, the NAACP Image Award, and the Bank Street College of Education. She lives in New York with her husband and their two children.