The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963

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Summary: tis book was very, very nice,Wilona made a great mother.
Review: This book was a very nice, a very nice book. This book is about 3 Northeners. They live in Flint,Michigan;it is very cold. The littlest, Kenny, is very smart out of the whole family. The oldest, Byron, is a juvenile delinquent. He is very bad and he is always doing stuff, like playing with matches. But the book is great! You sould read it! One more thing - Joetta. She is a littl girl that helps her mom out a lot. The part I liked was when the mom was getting ready to burn Byron's hands, because the momma told him not to play with them or look at them. So he decided to be obedient; so she was about to to burn him, but Joetta blew out the fire.If you like comedy and dramma, you would love WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM- 1963.

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Summary: I give this book 2 thumbs up way up!!!!!!!!
Review: This book is about an African American family called the Watsons,during the 1960's.I think they had one of the hardest times to live in because during the 60's was when the Civil Rights movement was going on.Curtis shows us the differences in the North and the South at that time, and to be in Birmingham, AL at the time would have been scary for all African-Americans, for sure. His book is easy to follow and to understand and is both sad and funny.

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Summary: The book was great; it realistically describes brothers.
Review: The book was good because they were really talking about the family relationship such as Byron and Kenny. These are two brothers; Byron is the oldest and Kenny is the youngest. Byron always is pushing Kenny around, but Kenny didn't know that at first. One day they had to wash his daddy's brown bomber, their nickname for their old car, and Byron kept on playing tricks on Kenny. It makes the book funny and easy to read. It also has a serious side when it describes the racism of the South in Birmingham, AL in 1963. This book would be a good choice for all teens.

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Summary: The book was long and great.
Review: The book was hard to put down.It was unbeliveble. It was the best book I have ever read.It made me feel happy than sad .

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Summary: What a great book!!!
Review: The setting takes place in the early 1960's. It is in Flint, Michigan where this African-American family enjoys a typical life. It takes place during the Civil Rights movement and segregation is around but not as strongly in the North as in the South. When the parents decide to take a trip to visit Grandma in Birmingham, AL, the children first face the hatred of the ignorant, white people. It is a well- written novel which many young adults will learn and enjoy it.

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Summary: Best book I've read this year!
Review: The Watson's Go to Birminghan is a great book.It tells of many of the Watson's adventures, especially the children. There's a lot of humor and plot. It's full of fun and action. This book keeps you wondering what will happen next. The saddest part of the book is near the end. I'm thirteen and would recommend this book for any age. I also think that this is a good book to read with your family in order to open discussion about prejudice, discrimination, and a teen's life.

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Summary: This book was outstanding!
Review: The Watson family was known as the "Weird Watsons", but they were really just a normal family. Everybody's family is different in some ways. Kenneth did not have many friends, but his family is enough.

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Summary: Good Book, Overall
Review: I liked Kenny's character. It was well developed and solid. He was thoughtful and insightful and always brought needed humor to a situation. He was a great addition to counteract Byron's evil, sinister ways with a kind, innocent child. Some characters, however, were not so developed and I, the reader would have liked to know more about them! Grandma seemed like such an interesting, complicated person, whom I would have loved to "get to know".

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Summary: Two Thumbs Up, Way UP!!
Review: This is a great book about an African American family and the things that happen to them.It tells how they deal with their juvenile son.I give this book 2 thumbs up.

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Summary: A great book!!!
Review: This was an excellent audio version of this book. It is filled with humor, but in the end, it had a touching conclusion. I especially liked how expressively LeVar Burton read it. He made the Watsons seem like real people, not just fantasy characters. I am twelve and would recommend this book to most readers except for younger kids, because it becomes too intense.