The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963
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Imprint: Yearling
(Aug 06, 2013)
Fiction, Paperback, 224 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780385382946
Fiction, Paperback, 224 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780385382946
Categorized under:
- Juvenile Fiction / African American & Black / General
- Juvenile Fiction / Family / General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes)
- Juvenile Fiction / Historical / United States / 20th Century
- Juvenile Fiction / School & Education
- Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Prejudice, Racism & Colorism
- Performing Arts / Individual Director
Description of The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963
A wonderful middle-grade novel narrated by Kenny, 9, about his middle-class black family, the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan. When Kenny’s 13-year-old brother, 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 Grandma’s church is blown up.
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