The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 (Reissue)(Paperback)

from lisabankey

Christopher Paul Curtis tells of six year old Kenny's African American Family from Flint Michigan. Kenny's older brother keeps getting into trouble and the family decides to have him spend the summer with Grandma in Alabama. We follow the familiy as they drive to Alabama and become aware of the r...

from tzaleski

My favorite book of all time! I read this story aloud to my students every year and most of them cite it as their favorite book. We laugh and cry together throughout this wonderful story. This is a read aloud that students beg me to keep reading when I say time is up. I don't read the curse words...

from nzfj

Library Thing Part C #1 Historical Fiction Curtis, Christopher Paul. The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963. New York: Yearling Book, 1997. Print. The author has provided the reader with setting, characters, and dialog that truly convey the late 1950's and early 1960's just before American society ac...

from mpotts1

I thought this was a great book. To start, the Watson family was comprised of very believable, well-developed, characters. The "weird" Watsons, as they are referred to, is relatable because every family is weird in some sort of way. Kenny, Joey, and Byron seem like a normal set of children where ...

from Spetti18

Good book. The time setting wasn't my favorite, I don't like reading about the civil rights movement. It is very sad. Still good though. Byron is very funny.