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.