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Summary: Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963
Review: The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 was an excellent book about racism and black family life in the 1960's. The majority of the book does not focus on racial issues but about a normal family that everyone can relate to. Since it is from the point of view of a ten year old, it gives a refreshing look at all the issues it covers. I think it was an excellent view of life was like for blacks all around the country and the contrast of that life to what it was like in Birmingham Alabama, where racism is everywhere. Reading about the Watsons was overall an enjoyable experience and can be read and enjoyed by people of all ages.
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Summary: The Watsons Go to Birmingham
Review: The Watsons Go to Birmingham is an enlightened view of an African-American family living in the 60's. It provides humor in the everyday life of this family but at the same time shows you how life was, or could have been in such hard times. The reading level is geared more towards young people but is a book that should be read by all ages.
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Summary: Bryn's Review of this book...
Review: We just finished reading this book, and I had very mixed feelings about it. I enjoyed the reality that Kenny created for himself and it was interesting to watch him discover and learn things for the first time. I can appreciate this book for the accurate portryal of a normal family, black or white, in the 1960's. Although I enjoyed it, I cannot say that it in any way deeply affected me or that I felt at all changed after reading this book. But perhaps that is what makes it so enjoyable for all ages.
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Summary: Watsons Go To Birmingham
Review: It was easy to understand, easy level reading. The Watsons have great family values. This book is for all levels of reading. It relates to what really happened in the south. The novel has a good leason to learn. You can really relate to the story.
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Summary: High School student's point of veiw
Review: I really enjoyed the book. I felt it gave a different view of what happened during the 60's to black families. The ending I felt was very good and very interesting. I think that this book could be enjoyed by people of all ages. The characters are realistic and it shows great family values. I recommend this book to anyone.
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Summary: This was a wonderful experience!
Review: Reading this novel was a great experience and it gave me a new look on segregation in the mid 1900's. It traveled a different road by really developing the characters of an african-american family with only one racist act in the entire novel. The fact that it was a children's book gave it a great perspective from little Kenny's shoes. Most of the books and movies show how racist it was by presenting every racist thing that happened. But in "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" it shows a normal african-american family with only one racist act, the church bombing. It showed, more than anything I have ever seen or read, how a racist thing like the bombing can affect a normal family. Reading this book was a wonderful experience and it has given me a very new look on racism and segregation.
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Summary: a nice, short read.
Review: This book was an excellent portrayal of the average black family in the '60's. The characters were realistic and seemed like everyday people I could relate to. The plot in the novel was easy to follow, and with a childs point of view, it was even more interesting. For a first novel, Curtis has major potential as a writer in the future.
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Summary: My Review on,"The watsons go to Birmingham."
Review: In the 1960's the time frame was a lot different than what we are going through today.I thought that the book was very different from what many other black families were going through. In other families major racism issues were more of a problem. In this book however, I think that they only experienced racial issues to a certain point. Over all I thought that this book was good in showing the effects of racism through a childs view point so that all readers were able to understand it.Its not time consuming and its a good read for all.
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Summary: oh oh oh oh
Review: This book was cool to read. This book could be read by all ages. It has basic reading and story line. Yet also has complicated ideas that are good for the more advanced reader. it talks about a tough subject and does a good job of making it personal.
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Summary: Appreciating Diversity
Review: A black, fifth grade male struggles to make good friends, deal with his siblings and please his parents. When he leaves his hometown in Michigan to visit Alabama in 1963, he discovers how difficult it can be to be accepted as a black American. This hilarious novel deals with a variety of themes including acceptance, diversity, loneliness, adversity and insecurity. A reader gains a greater appreciation for the American Civil Rights movements in the 1960's through the eyes of an entertaining protagonist. This would be an excellent book to read when trying to participate in Black History Month, to read a funny story with a novel, or to read when a student feels a prejudice brewing inside of himself/herself.
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