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.
When her grandmother sees that she''s ready to take such a big
step, ''Tricia Ann hurries to catch the bus heading downtown. But
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 even her grandmother''s words -- "You are
somedbody, a human being -- no better, no worse than anybody else
in this world" -- echo in her head, lifting her spirits and pushing
her forward.
Patricia C. McKissack''s poignant story of growing up in the
segregated South and Jerry Pinkney''s rich, detailed watercolors
lead readers to the doorway of freedom.