Christopher Paul Curtis
Paperback | Pages: 224 pages Rating: 3.97 | 55977 Users | 4635 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 |
| Author | : | Christopher Paul Curtis |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 224 pages |
| Published | : | December 12th 2000 by Laurel Leaf (first published January 1st 1995) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Fiction. Childrens. Middle Grade |
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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.Details Books Conducive To The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
| Original Title: | The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 |
| ISBN: | 044022800X (ISBN13: 9780440228004) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Alabama,1963(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Newbery Medal Nominee (1996), Jane Addams Children's Book Award Nominee for Older Children (1996), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (1997), Coretta Scott King Award for Author Honor (1996), New Mexico Land of Enchantment Award for Young Adult (2000) California Young Readers Medal for Middle School/Junior High (1998), Best Children's Books of the Year (Bank Street College of Education) (1995) |
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Ratings: 3.97 From 55977 Users | 4635 ReviewsCritique Appertaining To Books The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
I couldn't read this fast enough. It has been my second read from Christopher Paul Curtis and I ate up the story like a kid eating a sucker behind the couch his mom told him not to eat in the first place. It was funny and serious with racial issues thrown out to the reader. Told in the narrative of Kenneth Watson, it follows his family and life in school focusing on his bully brother Byron (By). Each chapter is hilariously recounted as only a kid in third grade can remember the events orChristopher Paul Curtis wanted to be a writer but had yet to get a break. Working on a mechanic line in a Flint, Michigan automotive factory, he penned three historical fiction novels for middle grade children. In 1995 his first novel The Watsons Go to Birmingham- 1963 was published, and lead Curtis out of the automobile industry and into the forefront of children's literature. The winner of both the Newberry and Coretta Scott King as well as other awards, The Watsons Go to Birmingham- 1963 is a
Reread. This book, a consistent favorite in my classroom over the years, is wildly popular with my current students. We meet the Weird Watsons and through them, experience the Civil Rights Movement and its impact on individual children and their families. The Watsons Go to Birmingham also launched Christopher Paul Curtis' writing career, an immeasurable gift to all of us who read his work.
The book called The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis is a historical fiction book. The setting of this novel is placed in the year of 1963. The characters are Kenny, who's point of view it is told by, Byron, his older brother, Joey, his younger brother, and his parents, Daniel and Wilona. They live in Flint, Michigan but they go to Birmingham for a while. The main plot is that Byron is such a bad behaving kid, a juvenile delinquent that his parents decide to take him to
The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 A historical fiction By Christopher Paul Curtis. In this novel 'The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963', tells about a family that consist of Kenny, Byron, Momma, Dad And joey the girl. This story was about a troubled kid named Byron who finally goes overboard and is sent to live with his strict grandmother named Grandma Sands in Birmingham, Alabama during the civil rights movement when segregation was still a big thing deep down south. Through their ups and downs
I read this in like middle school and LOVED IT!That's like all I remember hahahaha
The title is somewhat misleading but the book contains many scenarios that children and parents may find relatable. With laugh out loud scenes interjected from cover to cover the Watsons trip to Birmingham introduces an unforgettably tragic moment into an otherwise light hearted read.*Contains Spoilers*The Watsons Go to Birmingham is told from the point of view of 10 year old Kenny. Hes a smart kid who is mindful of doing the right thing. Between looking after his younger sister, avoiding
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