The Resource The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963
The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963
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The item The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Service (CCRLS).
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- 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. 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. There's Momma, Dad, little sister Joetta, and brother Byron, who's 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'll be in Birmingham during one of the darkest moments in America's history. "Every so often a book becomes a modern classic almost as soon as it arrives on bookshelves. That happened in the mid-'90s when Christopher Paul Curtis released his first book, The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963." —NPR "One of the best novels EVER." —Jacqueline Woodson, Newbery Honor and National Book Award–winning author of Brown Girl Dreaming
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- 9780385382953
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- The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963
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- The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963
- Summary
- 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. 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. There's Momma, Dad, little sister Joetta, and brother Byron, who's 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'll be in Birmingham during one of the darkest moments in America's history. "Every so often a book becomes a modern classic almost as soon as it arrives on bookshelves. That happened in the mid-'90s when Christopher Paul Curtis released his first book, The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963." —NPR "One of the best novels EVER." —Jacqueline Woodson, Newbery Honor and National Book Award–winning author of Brown Girl Dreaming
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- Curtis, Christopher Paul
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- Historical Fiction
- African American Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction
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- The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963
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- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm.
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- The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963
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- OVERDRIVE:32551438-77c9-4350-9937-9b7e8b39b734
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm.
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- 9780385382953
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- trueCalifornia Young Reader Medal: Middle School
- trueCivil Rights and Vietnam Era, 1950s to 1970s : Fiction for Grades 3-5
- trueGolden Kite Award: Fiction
- trueHistorical Fiction -- 1950s and 1960s : Fiction for Grades 6-8
- trueJosette Frank Award
- trueLand of Enchantment Book Award (New Mexico): Black bears (Grades 9-12)
- trueMust-read Classics for Older Kids
- trueYALSA Best Books for Young Adults: 1996
- trueALA Notable Children's Books: 1996
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