Going North
Written by: Janice N. Harrington
Illustrated by: Jerome Lagarrigue
Publisher: Melanie Kroupa/Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2004
ISBN: 0374326819
Price: $16.00
Moving is never easy, especially if you are an African American family during the 1960's. Limited resources are available to the family only because of race not money. Beautiful illustrations and rhythmic language allow a young girl to share her story of apprehension, racism and optimism as the family moves from Alabama to Nebraska. Share this "moving" story with children and wait for the questions. They will come!
Reviews:
School Library Journal: "On the endpapers, an outline map showing the family's journey is painted on a road map, setting the tone for the book."
Jones, Trevelyn E. "Going North." School Library Journal 50, no. 10 (2004): 115. http://ezproxy.twu.edu:2052/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=14695057&site=ehost-live.
Kirkus Reviews: "The impressionistic, color-rich paintings are as warm and expressive as the lyrical story ..."
"Going North." Kirkus Reviews 72, no. 15 (2004): 742. http://ezproxy.twu.edu:2052/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=14076967&site=ehost-live.
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