The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
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Christopher Paul Curtis
A Newbery Medal Nominee A Coretta Scott King Award Nominee An ALA Top Ten Best Book AN ALA Notable Childrens Book An IRA Young Adults Choice A New York Times Book Review Best Book Enter the hilarious world of ten-year-old Kenny and his family^ the Weird Watsons of Flint^ Michigan. Theres Momma^ Dad^ little sister Joetta^ and brother Byron^ whos thirteen and an official juvenile delinquent. When Byron gets to be too much trouble^ they head South to Birmingham to visit Grandma^ the one person who can shape him up. And they happen to be in Birmingham when Grandmas church is blown up.
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Author
Christopher Paul Curtis
Pages
260
Publisher
Gale, a Cengage Company
Published Date
2018-01-03
ISBN
1432850318 9781432850319
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"third time reading this book, still as awesome as the first time I read it"
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