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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.
jengennari's review against another edition
5.0
Loved this. Spoiler: The someplace special is the library. Beautiful and uplifting about racism and safe places.
eirenophile's review against another edition
4.0
Another beautiful book from Pinkney, and this one a story of a girl going off on her own during Jim Crow. You can certainly feel the threat of navigating white oppression - I would definitely recommend this to parents and educators who want to teach their children their history. The good feelings you get at many points in huge book strike just the right note, in my opinion - not an easy feat when writing on a topic like this.
missmarysmack's review against another edition
5.0
This book is truly amazing. It has strong underlying messages of pride and triumph and a true reverance for literacy. I love it and so do my kindergarten students!
lara_lleverino's review against another edition
5.0
Excellent snapshot back in time of what it would have been like to be a little black girl living during the Jim Crow era.
mikayla_k_b's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
wordnerd153's review against another edition
4.0
A beautifully written story about a young Black girl trying to get to Someplace Special by herself during the Jim Crow era and all of the people and things she encounters along the way. This would be a great book for kids to practice making predictions, for learning about segregation, and for talking about what is and isn't fair in regard to how people are treated by others.