num_pages: 40
description: 1950s Nashville, Tennessee is segregated, and black people are persecuted, but young Tricia Ann is determined to venture on her own across town to someplace special. A must read book about persecution of minorities, but also about hope and light.
language: English
title: Goin' Someplace Special
titlecomplete: Goin' Someplace Special
genres: Cultural, Historical, Family, Fiction, Adventure, Picture Books, Childrens, Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, African American
ratings_count: 2407
places: The United States of America
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Coretta Scott King Book Award
category: Illustrator, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Picture Books for Older Readers
publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers