The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963

Name: The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
ISBN: 9780440228004

Christopher Paul Curtis, Reginald André Jackson, Eida de la Vega

1998·210 pages·children

Historical Fiction

bittersweet classics family dynamics family secrets grief and loss hidden past

Newbery Medal (1996) · Nominee

The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963, celebrates 20 years with this anniversary edition featuring a special letter from Christopher Paul Curtis and an introduction by noted educator Dr. Pauletta Bracy. Enter the hilarious world of ten-year-old Kenny and his family, the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan. There's Momma, Dad, little sister Joetta, and brother Byron, who's thirteen and an "official juvenile delinquent." When Momma and Dad decide it's time for a visit to Grandma, Dad comes home with the amazing Ultra-Glide, and the Watsons set out on a trip like no other. They're heading South to Birmingham, Alabama, toward one of the darkest moments in America's history.

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