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Goin' someplace special / Patricia C. McKissack ; [illustrated by] Jerry Pinkney.
In segregated 1950s Nashville, a young African American girl braves a series of indignities and obstacles to get to one of the few integrated places in town: the public library.
Record details
- ISBN: 0689818858 (alk. paper)
- Physical Description: [36] p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2001.
Content descriptions
| Awards Note: | Coretta Scott King Award, 2002. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Segregation > Fiction. African Americans > Fiction. |
Available copies
- 3 of 3 copies available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | E MCKIS P (Text) | 33126008147393 | Easy | Available | - |
| Erlanger Branch | E MCKIS P (Text) | 33126008147385 | Easy | Available | - |
| Independence Branch | E MCKIS P (Text) | 33126012755686 | Easy | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
In segregated 1950s Nashville, a young African American girl braves a series of indignities and obstacles to get to one of the few integrated places in town: the public library. - Baker & Taylor
Set in the South in the 1950s, 'Trica Ann is delighted to be able to go "someplace special" all by herself, but when she is faced with signs reading "For Whites Only," she must find the courage inside to continue her journey to the public library, where everyone is welcome. 35,000 first printing. - Simon and Schuster
Through moving prose and beautiful watercolors, a Coretta Scott King Award and Caldecott Medal'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. But when she catches the bus heading downtown, 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 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. - Simon and Schuster
Through moving prose and beautiful watercolors, a Coretta Scott King Award and Caldecott Medalâwinning 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.
Thereâs a place in this 1950s southern town where all are welcome, no matter what their skin colorâ¦and âTricia Ann knows exactly how to get there. To her, itâs someplace special and sheâs bursting to go by herself. But when she catches the bus heading downtown, unlike the white passengers, she must sit in the back behind the Jim Crow sign and wonder why lifeâs so unfair.
Still, for each hurtful sign seen and painful comment heard, thereâs a friend around the corner reminding âTricia Ann that sheâs not alone. And her grandmotherâs wordsââYou are somebody, a human beingâno better, no worse than anybody else in this worldââecho in her head, lifting her spirits and pushing her forward.