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Goin' Someplace Special

With Audio Recording

by Patricia C. McKissack

4th grade
40
Pages
0.5
Points
Quiz
1.1h
Read time

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About this book

Through 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. There’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. Still, 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.

Juvenile Fiction

Book Details

Published
2014
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Pages
40
Word Count
Language
en
ISBN
9781481416504

AR Reading Details

AR Level
4.3 (4th grade)
Quiz Points
0.5 pts
AR Quiz
Available

Frequently Asked Questions

What AR level is Goin' Someplace Special?

Goin' Someplace Special has an AR level of 4.3, which corresponds to a 4th grade reading level.

How many AR points is Goin' Someplace Special worth?

Goin' Someplace Special is worth 0.5 AR points. It has 0 words and has an AR quiz available.

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