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Summary: Are you stuck to a mirror!
Review: Are you stuck to a mirror,isnt that a great title.The reason why I used that title is because it shows that it was my favorite part of the book.Byron's lips got stuck to the mirror and his mother pulled him off.I thought that part was hilarious,but about the whole book I liked it because it had alot of laughs in it and it showed us how much we use to be prejudice.
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Summary: the watsons go to birmingham
Review: I thought this book was an ok book it doesnt have a very big plot. i liked the book a lot
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Summary: Surprisingly Poignant
Review: Upon discovering that I was expected to read this book for a Children's Literature class at Kent State University I was more than a little dismayed. I certainly didn't think that I would be able to enjoy this book at first glance. However, I was pleasantly surprised with how much I grew to adore the main character and his wacky family. This story is not only humorous it is also very poignant. It takes the reader along for a ride of emotions. Prompting thoughts about not only the way in which a society perpetuates cruelty but how it can then promote love so strongly at the same time. Not only do the characters grow to love and accept each other but the reader feels as though they too, are a part of the household. Thus, promoting a familial bond to these people. This feeling of being a part of the story is important in literature because the reader has a strong desire to feel as if there is a purpose in reading the story. The author fulfills this by assimilating the reader into the cast of characters albeit a silent member. Curtis is quite successful in this attempt to bring the reader in and make the emotional content of the characters' situation influence the reader. After all was said and done I must admit that although I know better, I did judge this book by its cover and was wrong. I was excited to have a story make me feel as though I have invested myself into the plot as well as the characters and this was certainly accomplished here.
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Summary: Unsparing, and truthful
Review: I have to agree with the reviewer who says that this story doesn't have much of a plot. It doesn't. I was expecting the entire book to be about the trip to Alabama, and not just the last three chapters. The rest of the book is a bit jerky, as it's highly episodic. While certain events in the book do lead to the trip down South, I have to say that this book does not necessarily form a cohesive whole. That said, I do give Curtis great credit for writing a book about this era in history, and making it interesting and educational at the same time. Curtis also does not spare the emotions and feelings of the characters either. No longer do we have to read about a bunh of docile people staring great tragedy in the face and making excuses. The characters in this book know that the actionsof the racists are bad, know that the spitting and leering people following the African American children into the schools are wrong. This made a difference to me as I read the book. It was refreshing to hear these characters call this behavior evil and reprehensible. Perhaps for too long many authors have been afraid to pin such adjectives on the perpetrators of these crimes, especially in children's/young adult books, but I am glad that the anger shows, and that these characters are affected and angry by the turn of events. Of course, I would also hope that this book would foster discussion of the events, and the entire Civil Rights era. Curtis thankfully has a post-script at the end of the book, explaining the events in clear, understandable prose that the reader will find just as interesting as the main story. I am glad that this book got the recognition that it did.
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Summary: The Watsons go to Birmingham-1963
Review: The Watsons go to Birmingham was a book about the life of the wierd watsons. This book has plenty of shocks and humor. The kids in this story usually get in trouble. Also parts of this book could make you fell like your going to cry. All of the antics these brothers make will make you laugh out loud. Everyone in your family will enjoy this book. It is the life of the Watsons the reels you in to read this book. Have loads of fun.
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Summary: The Waston go to Birmingham -1963
Review: The author of my book is Newbery Award Winner Chistopher Paul Curtis. The story was about a ten-year-old boy name Kenny. He has one brother who is a juvenile delinquent. The family was very weird to many people. The sister was kind of quiet but Bryon, the brother, was out of control. I would recommend the book for age 12 and up. Because young children would not understand. The theory of this book.It possibly could be fun for them. It's very uninteresting for me.
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Summary: My 5th Graders love this story.
Review: My class of 5th graders is currently reading and listening to the audio tape of this story. We are on chapter 7. The students beg me to give them more time to read to find out what's going to happen next. The book lends itself to open discussions about safety with matches, cruelty to animals, and bullying so far. I believe the book will lead us into discussions about what it was like in 1963 for the African American people. My class is majority, african american and need to know more about the history of civil rights. The audio tape is fantastic with Levar Burton reading. He uses Southern accents and jive talking that the kids crack up.The book is hilarious, heartwarming and thought provoking. I am ending this school year with this book in the hopes that they will want to pick up another book and read, read, read!
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Summary: Jon's Review
Review: While it's not difficult to imagine a novel for young readers that does a better job of dealing with sensitive issues than The Watsons, it would certainly be difficult to write or find such a novel. The novel's primary strength lies in the Watsons themselves, an instantly recognizable, universal, and likeable family whose interactions transcend any ethnic or class backgrounds by entertaining all. By the time Curtis turns his attention to explicit matters of race, one has been won over by the charismatic family, and is more than ready to follow them on any journey, no matter how unpleasant it may turn out. If Curtis' downplays the Birmingham bombing, and he does, it is certainly an understandable, if perhaps regrettable, decision. And, if his ending seems far too clear-cut, predictable, and ideal, it is far less so than most books for young readers, and the quality of the rest of the book renders this a forgivable flaw.
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Summary: The Watsons go to Burmingham, teaches us all.
Review: Looking at the cover gave me no idea what I was in for. The wonderful book by Christopher Paul Curtis taught me much about the racially motivated bombing in Burmingham. I truely loved this book. It taught a great message. I loved the way it showed the sibling relationship between Byron and Kenny. Also the way it was told from a child's point-of-veiw. It was well written and I recommend it to anyone! The message of this book will stay with me always.
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Summary: The FUNNIEST and best written book I've ever read!
Review: I never thought much of Christopher Paul Curtis until I read The Watsons go to Birmigham-1963. This book mixes humor, mystery and historcal books all in one. The Watsons go to Birmigham is for all ages but I encourage older kids to read it to fully understand this book. While reading the book I felt I actualy got to know the characters because Christopher described them so good. Kenny ( the smart one) was my favorite character because I loved how he was a good kid and sometimes stood up to his older bully brother Byron. This book was a great book and I hope you read it and get the enjoyment of what I got while reading this book.
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