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coleycole's review against another edition
4.0
This book made me cry a little!
Not that that's a feat or anything...
Not that that's a feat or anything...
carolineinthelibrary's review against another edition
4.0
Goin’ Someplace Special told the story of Tricia Ann, who wants to go Someplace Special by herself for the first time. She experiences racism and bigotry along the way, but remembers comforting words from her grandmother that help get her to Someplace Special.
That Someplace turns out to be
That Someplace turns out to be
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the library. As a future librarian, I was touched that the author noted in her Author’s Note that this was her childhood experience, but as someone studying librarianship, I know this wasn’t universally true of libraries everywhere during Jim Crow segregation. That shouldn’t negate McKissack’s experience, but I’m always a little weary of historical fictions that put libraries on such a high pedestal when our history certainly isn’t squeaky clean.lattelibrarian's review against another edition
5.0
Oh my goddd. This book. Not only does Goin' Someplace Special affirm that racism does exist and frequently happens to children, but it makes historical racism (such as the Jim Crow laws and legal segregation) more accessible to younger readers. And that ending--the someplace special being a library--be still my heart! The public library being posed as a space that accepts everybody no matter their identities was just so affirming to my librarian lifestyle. I can't wait to put this book up on display during library appreciation week, and I can't wait even more to put it up on my own personal bookshelves!
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mellenwood's review against another edition
3.0
Genre: Historical Fiction
Grade Level: K-2
This is a good book. This book is a great teaching tool. It shows kids that after the slave laws were lifted life was not all that great for the black people. It also teaches kiddos not to let people dictate who you are. I would highly recommend this book.
Grade Level: K-2
This is a good book. This book is a great teaching tool. It shows kids that after the slave laws were lifted life was not all that great for the black people. It also teaches kiddos not to let people dictate who you are. I would highly recommend this book.
ruthelibrarian's review against another edition
5.0
Um. I love this more than I can express. I almost cried at work. I ALMOST CRIED AT WORK.
matthewabush's review against another edition
4.0
How could people be so cruel to other people. What a shame.
Very eye opening for my seven year old. I hope he now knows how wrong this behavior was.
Very eye opening for my seven year old. I hope he now knows how wrong this behavior was.
marmeelovesbook's review against another edition
5.0
Goin' Someplace special by Patricia C. McKissack and illustrator Jerry Pinkney bring home a storybook with a rich story, beautiful illustrations and a historical reference point for kids, mine especially had little idea about what the Jim Crowe segregation laws in the South might have felt like to a girl their age back in the '50's. A 12 yr old girl named Tricia Ann is taking a trip to "Someplace Special" all by herself in a downtown southern town. She needs to ride the bus to get there and encounters all sorts of prejudice on her way to "sompelace special"- armed with encouraging words from her Grandmother that "No matter what, Hold yo' head up and act like you b'long to somebody," she finally makes it to her destination and is glad that she did. This book was a Coretta Scott King Winner, deservedly so, I believe this book is to storybooks what "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett is to novels- a fictional account of segregation that packs an important message- we don't ever want to go back here. I would recommend this book for young school aged children- I think it would go over the head of a pre-schooler.
mrsbond's review against another edition
4.0
Provides a glimpse into the life of an African-American child living through segregation. As she travels to 'Someplace Special,' Tricia Ann meets a variety of people, some who encourage and others who discourage. Author's note mentions that this story is somewhat autobiographical. Beautiful, upbeat watercolor illustrations mimic Tricia Ann's positive outlook.
gschmidt05's review against another edition
5.0
I found this to be delightful and thought-provoking. I did not guess the destination, and yet it was supremely satisfying when ‘Tricia Ann arrived. I was enamored of the illustrations, the watercolors that appear both swift and saturated. Although I read the ebook, I would love to see the book in print, to better savor the pictures.
lacywolfe's review against another edition
4.0
Picture book from The Read-Aloud Handbook. Little girl in segregation era south and the travails she encounters on her way to "someplace special" - the public library. A great teaching resource for life under Jim Crow. Based on the author's experiences.