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The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963

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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
EAN: 9780440228004
ISBN: 044022800X
Label: Laurel Leaf
Manufacturer: Laurel Leaf
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: December 12, 2000
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Reading Level: Young Adult
Release Date: December 12, 2000
Sales Rank: 3471
Studio: Laurel Leaf



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Product Description:
A wonderful middle-grade novel narrated by Kenny, 9, about his middle-class black family, the Weird  Watsons of Flint, Michigan. When Kenny's  13-year-old brother, Byron, gets to be too much trouble,  they head South to Birmingham to visit Grandma, the  one person who can shape him up. And they happen to  be in Birmingham when Grandma's church is blown  up.

Amazon.com Review:
The year is 1963, and self-important Byron Watson is the bane of his younger brother Kenny's existence. Constantly in trouble for one thing or another, from straightening his hair into a "conk" to lighting fires to freezing his lips to the mirror of the new family car, Byron finally pushes his family too far. Before this "official juvenile delinquent" can cut school or steal change one more time, Momma and Dad finally make good on their threat to send him to the deep south to spend the summer with his tiny, strict grandmother. Soon the whole family is packed up, ready to make the drive from Flint, Michigan, straight into one of the most chilling moments in America's history: the burning of the Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church with four little girls inside.

Christopher Paul Curtis's alternately hilarious and deeply moving novel, winner of the Newbery Honor and the Coretta Scott King Honor, blends the fictional account of an African American family with the factual events of the violent summer of 1963. Fourth grader Kenny is an innocent and sincere narrator; his ingenuousness lends authenticity to the story and invites readers of all ages into his world, even as it changes before his eyes. Curtis is also the acclaimed author of Bud, Not Buddy, winner of the Newbery Medal. (Ages 9 to 12) --Emilie Coulter



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Can't see what everyone is talking about
I have had a difficult time finding very many of the episodes funny unless you had grown up in the 1960s. If you were born in the 80s-90s I think most of the humor would be lost, because it needs the cultural/historical background to be understood. I found the book zenophobic (negative remarks about Chinese and people from the south) and it also seemed to glorify bullying. I think there are far better books out there that deal with the issue of racism than ones that include such negative subtexts. ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - The Watsons Go to Birmingham
My daughter needed this book to do book report.
And the last time I need a book for her. I got it form Hasting. And it took 2 weeks. So I tired Amazon. Founf this book her. Went had it in 4 days. It looks like new book. Thank you.


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Read at your own risk....
I can tell you straight off that I would NEVER waste my money on this book! I am an 8th grader at a public middle school, and my class has just (finally) finished this book after reading it and breaking it down for two months. I have always enjoyed reading and literature, but found reading this entirely tedious! I can also guarantee that every single other in my class would agree with me 100%.

The book is basically about an African American family in Michigan. They end up traveling ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Surprise!
SO much better than I expected! The dialogue flowed very well and the characters were all highly realistic. There were some nitpicky things I disliked, though. I think the title was misleading, since they didn't actually go to Birmingham until very late in the story, and to me, it's not the biggest part of the story. (Maybe it should have just been titled 'The Watsons'? Their familial bonds are what the story is about to me.) Another thing that bothered me was the first page, too many similes ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - The Watsons Go Birmingham
The Watsons go to Birmingham

The Watsons go to Birmingham is about a family that moves to Michigan from Alabama. Its 7 below zero there and they are mad at the dad for making them move there because its 70 where they used to live.

I would suggest this book for 4th, 5th, and 6th graders for racial comments, cursing, and the reading level. This author really lived through this story and it was pretty much true. This is when people judged people by there color.

You ... Read More


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