Ten-year-old Kenny and his family, the Watsons of Flint, Michigan, are heading for Birmingham, Alabama, and one of the darkest moments in American history. -- Jacqueline Woodson , Newbery Honor and National Book Award-winning author of Brown Girl Dreaming. -- NPR One of the best novels EVER.
That happened in the mid-\'90s when Christopher Paul Curtis released his first book, The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963.
Every so often a book becomes a modern classic almost as soon as it arrives on bookshelves.
And they\'ll be in Birmingham during one of the darkest moments in America\'s history.
When Byron gets to be too much trouble, they head South to Birmingham to visit Grandma, the one person who can shape him up.
There\'s Momma, Dad, little sister Joetta, and brother Byron, who\'s thirteen and an official juvenile delinquent.
This special edition makes a perfect gift and includes bonus content Enter the hilarious world of ten-year-old Kenny and his family, the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan.
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of this Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honoree about a hilarious family on a road-trip at one of the most important times in America\'s history.
Honors include 1996 Newbery Honor Book, 1996 Coretta Scott King Honor Book, and a New York Times Book Review Best Book.
Ten-year-old Kenny and his family, the Watsons of Flint, Michigan, are heading for Birmingham, Alabama, and one of the darkest moments in American history
