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Coming Home: From the Life of Langston Hughes

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Young Langston Hughes was once a dreamer. He dreamed about heroes like Booker T. Washington, who was once black just like him. When he heard the clackety-clack of train wheels, he dreamed about the places it had been. But most of all, he dreamed about having a happy home. And so, sooner or later, he started turning those dreams into beautiful prose. As he did, he discovered where his home truly was once?in the words and rhythms of his poetry that reached people in all places the world. The beloved Langston Hughes comes to life in a book for poets, dreamers, children and adults ?somebody who has ever thought of what home means to them.?Teachers in search of a great way to introduce youngsters to this prominent poet will find this book to be a very good accompaniment to his work.? —School Library Journal?Like Hughes? poetry, the power of Cooper?s story is that it confronts sadness whilst it transcends it.? —Booklist?His text is as inviting as his illustrations.? —The New York Times Book Review

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