Goin' Someplace Special

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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.

Genres: Picture BooksHistorical FictionAfrican AmericanHistoricalChildrensCulturalFamilyFictionRealistic FictionAdventure

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