{"product_id":"goin-someplace-special-hardcover","title":"Goin' Someplace Special - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatricia C. McKissack\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJerry Pinkney\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrough 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere'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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStill, 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatricia C. McKissack is the author of many highly acclaimed books for children, including \u003ci\u003eGoin' Someplace Special, \u003c\/i\u003e a Coretta Scott King Award winner; \u003ci\u003eThe Honest-to-Goodness Truth; Let My People Go, \u003c\/i\u003e written with her husband, Fredrick, and recipient of the NAACP Image Award; \u003ci\u003eThe Dark-Thirty, \u003c\/i\u003e a Newbery Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Award winner; and \u003ci\u003eMirandy and Brother Wind, \u003c\/i\u003e recipient of the Caldecott Medal and a Coretta Scott King Honor Book. She lives in St. Louis, Missouri. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJerry Pinkney (1939-2021) illustrated 100 children's books, and his work earned the 2010 Caldecott Medal, five Caldecott Honor Medals, five Coretta Scott King Awards, five Coretta Scott King Honors, five \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Illustrated Book awards, and, in 2006, the Original Art Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Illustrators. Jerry Pinkney's many acclaimed titles included \u003ci\u003eJohn Henry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMinty\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSam and the Tigers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ugly Duckling\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMirandy and Brother Wind\u003c\/i\u003e. Find out more at JerryPinkneyStudio.com.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 11.95 x 9.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e California Young Reader Medal (2004)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coretta Scott King Award (2002)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Georgia Children's Book Award (2003)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Goin' Someplace Special\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756953501984,"sku":"9780689818851","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d557082340040a270206ed7cf4175fd4.webp?v=1780090129","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/goin-someplace-special-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}