A review by lattelibrarian
Goin' Someplace Special by Patricia C. McKissack

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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