The newbery honor winning american classic the watsons go to birmingham 1963 celebrates 20 years with this anniversary edition featuring a special letter from christopher paul curtis and an introduction by noted educator dr.

Watsons birmingham 1963 christopher paul curtis. Access free the watsons go to birmingham 1963 christopher paul curtis the watsons go to birmingham 1963 is a great historical fiction book to read the author of this book is christopher paul curtis. Kenny and byron both start out as kids. Bentleys left cross twgtb is set in flint michigan in the winter of 1962 and the fall of 1963. Christopher paul curtis was born in flint michigan and grew up there.

The book shows you what it was like to be in an african american family in 1963 of the southern and northern parts of america. The watsons go to birmingham1963 genre. The watsons go to birmingham 1963. Christopher paul curtiss historical novel the watsons go to birmingham1963 1995 is unique because it deals directly with how racism traumatized youth.

A beautiful yet tragic coming of age story the watsons go to birmingham1963 shows how a young boy kenny is traumatized after witnessing the bombing of the sixteenth street baptist. Duh alert byron is a foolish teenage delinquent and kenny is an innocent dinosaur wielding ten year old. The first was a short story written for the metro times of detroit short story contest titled gideon p. By the end of the book the boys havent.

These questions is for the book the watsons go to birmingham 1963 by christopher paul curtis a historical fiction piece based on the authors family vacation from his youth mixed with the story of the sixteenth avenue baptist church bombing in birmingham alabama. Kenny is by turns fearful of and enthralled by his older brother byron or by who sometimes bullies kenny and sometimes treats him kindly but always has adventures that draw kennys admiration. 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. The watsons go to birmingham 1963 by christopher paul curtis is the story about a family from flint michigan told through son kennys eyes.