Age 4-8
Grade PK-3

Patricia C. McKissack, Jerry Pinkney

Goin' Someplace Special

Hardcover (Atheneum Books for Young Readers Sept. 1, 2001) , 1st edition
Through moving prose and beautiful watercolors, award-winning author-illustrator duo collaborate to tell the poignant tale of a spirited young girl who comes face to face with segregation in her southern town.

There’s a place in this 1950s southern town where all are welcome, no matter what their skin color…and ’Tricia Ann knows exactly how to get there. To her, it’s someplace special and she’s bursting to go by herself.

When her grandmother sees that she’s ready to take such a big step, ’Tricia Ann hurries to catch the bus heading downtown. But unlike the white passengers, she must sit in the back behind the Jim Crow sign and wonder why life's so unfair.

Still, for each hurtful sign seen and painful comment heard, there’s a friend around the corner reminding ’Tricia Ann that she’s not alone. And even her grandmother’s words—"You are somebody, a human being—no better, no worse than anybody else in this world”—echo in her head, lifting her spirits and pushing her forward.
Series
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner
ISBN
0689818858 / 9780689818851
Pages
40
Weight
25.6 oz.
Dimensions
8.8 x 0.4 in.

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