The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963: A Novel

Author(s): Christopher Paul Curtis

Young Adult

Enter the hilarious world of 10-year-old Kenny and his family, the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan. There's Momma, Dad, little sister Joetta, Kenny, and Byron, who's 13 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. They're going to Birmingham, Alabama, toward one of the darkest moments in American history.

General Information

  • : 9780440414124
  • : Random House Children's Publishers UK
  • : Yearling (imprint of Random House Children's Books)
  • : 0.159
  • : 28 February 1998
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Other Specifications

  • : Christopher Paul Curtis
  • : Paperback
  • : 210

More About The Product

Christopher Paul Curtis was born in Flint, Michigan, and grew up there. "Bud, Not Buddy," his second novel, winner of the 2000 Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Author Award, is available in a Delacorte hardcover edition.

"From the Paperback edition."