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The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
Contributor(s): Curtis, Christopher Paul (Author)
ISBN: 0385382944     ISBN-13: 9780385382946
Publisher: Yearling Books
OUR PRICE:   $8.09  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: August 2013
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes)
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Measure: 920
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.2" W x 7.6" (0.40 lbs) 224 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Locality - Birmingham, Alabama
- Geographic Orientation - Alabama
- Chronological Period - 1960's
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 11552
Reading Level: 5.0   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 8.0
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honoree about an unforgettable family on a road-trip during one of the most important times in the civil rights movement.

When the Watson family--ten-year-old Kenny, Momma, Dad, little sister Joetta, and brother Byron--sets out on a trip south to visit Grandma in Birmingham, Alabama, they don't realize that they're heading toward one of the darkest moments in America's history. The Watsons' journey reminds us that even in the hardest times, laughter and family can help us get through anything.

A modern classic. --NPR

"Marvelous . . . both comic and deeply moving." --The New York Times

One of the best novels EVER. --Jacqueline Woodson, Newbery Honor and National Book Award-winning author of Brown Girl Dreaming