Goin' Someplace Special

Goin' Someplace Special: McKissack, Patricia C., Pinkney, Jerry: 9781416927358: Amazon.com: Books

Title: Goin’ Someplace Special

Author: Patricia C. McKissick

Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney

Published by Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division

 

Growing up in the segregated 1950s part of Nashville, Tricia Ann goes through a series of obstacles to get to the one integrated place in town, which is the library. Mama Frances was scared to let her go anywhere by herself because she wasn’t ready to lose her in this world. Tricia faced a lot of signs that read “WHITES ONLY”, she saw this as unfair, and she didn’t understand why it had to be this way. As Tricia got caught up in the crowd she entered a hotel lobby, someone pointed at her asking what she was doing there. The manager shooed her out with his arms. Running away, she sobbed and decided that going to someplace special was no longer worth it. After words of encouragement from her older friend, Blooming Mary, she gained back her confidence. She finally made it to somewhere special. 

 

This was a very powerful book, and it would be a great lesson to older children. This story tells the hardships that people faced back in the day, and all the obstacles they had to overcome. I thought all of the illustrations fit very well with the story line, and it is important that they put the “WHITES ONLY” sign in the book. It shows what places or even objects used to look like during the segregation. 

 

I would rate this book a five out of five stars. Again, this book was a great example of what people had to live like. It even shows the younger children viewpoint and I feel like it is important for children to understand. Otherwise, this book was an easy read!

 

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