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During one of the most important times in the civil rights movement, one unforgettable family goes on a road trip in this Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honoree, from author Christopher Paul Curtis, recipient of the Coretta Scott King–Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.

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

The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963

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      Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 12/12/2000
      ISBN13: 9780440228004, 978-0440228004
      ISBN10: 044022800X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      During one of the most important times in the civil rights movement, one unforgettable family goes on a road trip in this Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honoree, from author Christopher Paul Curtis, recipient of the Coretta Scott King–Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.

      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

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