The bestselling Newbery Honor-winning story of an African-American family's experience traveling through the South in the turbulent 1960s. Ten-year-old Kenny and his family, the Weird Watsons, make their way from Flint, Michigan to visit Grandma in Birmingham, Alabama, and travel through one of the darkest moments in American history.
The Newbery Honor-winning American classic, "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. This book is now a Hallmark Channel Original Movie, available on DVD.
Product Details
WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM - 196
Format: Mass Market Paperbound
Pages: 272
Product Weight: 0.30 lbs
Author: Curtis, Christopher Paul
Publication Date: 2000-12-12
Language: English
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE
Dewey Decimal Classification: FIC
Audience Age Group: 08 to 12
Number of Units in Package: 1
ISBN: 9780440228004
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