There Was a Party for Langston Binding:Hardcover Picture Book Jitney earned a Tony Award

Jitney earned a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play

Born into a world of con-artists and thieves

a retired doctor

She must become the rebels' Mockingjay - no matter what the cost

academic overachiever

There Was a Party for Langston Binding:Hardcover Picture Book Jitney earned a Tony AwardA Caldecott Honor Book A Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book New York Times bestselling and award winning author Jason Reynoldss debut picture book is a snappy, joyous ode to Word King, literary genius, and glass ceiling smasher Langston Hughes and the luminaries he inspired. Back in the day, there was a heckuva party, a jam, for a word making man. The King of Letters. Langston Hughes. His ABCs became drums, bumping jumping thumping like a heart