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The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 (Thorndike Press Large Print Juvenile Series) by: Christopher Paul Curtis |
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Binding: Hardcover Format: Bargain Price Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 260 Publication Date: August 31, 2000 Sales Rank: 2280804 Related Items:
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Editorial Review: Product Description: 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, Kenny, and Byron, Kenny's older brother, who, at thirteen, is 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. Heading South, they're going to Birmingham, Alabama, and toward one of the darkest moments in America's history. By turns comic, tragic, and touching, this remarkable Newbery Honor work, delightfully performed by LeVar Burton in this unabridged production, will delight listeners young and old as they meet Christopher Paul Curtis, a storyteller of bold ambition and a true and original voice and his inimitable Watsons. Amazon.com Review: The year is 1963, and self-important Byron Watson is the bane of his younger brother Kenny's existence. Constantly in trouble for one thing or another, from straightening his hair into a "conk" to lighting fires to freezing his lips to the mirror of the new family car, Byron finally pushes his family too far. Before this "official juvenile delinquent" can cut school or steal change one more time, Momma and Dad finally make good on their threat to send him to the deep south to spend the summer with his tiny, strict grandmother. Soon the whole family is packed up, ready to make the drive from Flint, Michigan, straight into one of the most chilling moments in America's history: the burning of the Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church with four little girls inside. Christopher Paul Curtis's alternately hilarious and deeply moving novel, winner of the Newbery Honor and the Coretta Scott King Honor, blends the fictional account of an African American family with the factual events of the violent summer of 1963. Fourth grader Kenny is an innocent and sincere narrator; his ingenuousness lends authenticity to the story and invites readers of all ages into his world, even as it changes before his eyes. Curtis is also the acclaimed author of Bud, Not Buddy, winner of the Newbery Medal. (Ages 9 to 12) --Emilie Coulter Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Surprise!SO much better than I expected! The dialogue flowed very well and the characters were all highly realistic. There were some nitpicky things I disliked, though. I think the title was misleading, since they didn't actually go to Birmingham until very late in the story, and to me, it's not the biggest part of the story. (Maybe it should have just been titled 'The Watsons'? Their familial bonds are what the story is about to me.) Another thing that bothered me was the first page, too many similes ... Read More: Rating:  - The Watsons Go BirminghamThe Watsons go to Birmingham The Watsons go to Birmingham is about a family that moves to Michigan from Alabama. Its 7 below zero there and they are mad at the dad for making them move there because its 70 where they used to live. I would suggest this book for 4th, 5th, and 6th graders for racial comments, cursing, and the reading level. This author really lived through this story and it was pretty much true. This is when people judged people by there color. You ... Read More: Rating: - Good book with hilarious scenesThe Watsons Go To Birmingham - 1963 was a good book with some hilarious scenes. I think that Byron was the funniest in the whole book. The things that he did would almost make you laugh out loud. The first incident he had was that he was kissing himself in the mirror of their car called the brown bomber. It was cold so his lips got stuck to it. He also bullies his little brother named "Kenny" and some of the ways he does it is funny. He told Kenny that they picked up frozen people in the garbage ... Read More: Rating: - Trip Back In TimeThe novel "The Watson's Go to Birmingham 1963" is wonderful. The time setting of the book is in the early 1960's, during the Civil Rights Movement. The two places where most of the events take place are in Flint, Michigan and Birmingham, Alabama. There are five main characters and they are: Kenny, Byron, and Joeta Watson, and Kenny's mom and dad. Kenny is a good kind and smart kid. His brother, Byron, on the other hand, is a punk who is always in trouble and has failed several grades. Joeta, Kenny's ... Read More: Rating: - This book is the best!When I read this book it was hard to put it down! From Kenny who is very talented for his age to Byron(By)who tries to act all cool to their little sister Joetta(Joey)who is very different for a young child things are very crazy sometimes. Their dad,Daniel, acts like a clown when he knows people are watching him. He is from Flint the town they now live in. Their mom,Wilona,is a very calm person when she wants to be and sometimes she is kind of a drama queen.She is originally from Birmingham. When they all ... Read More: |
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