The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963

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Summary: A good book for lovers of historical fiction
Review: The Watsons go to Birmingham was a good book about a family who lived in Flint, Michigan. There are 5 people in the family, Wilona Watson, which is the mother of the family, Daniel Watson, the father, Joetta, their daughter, Kenny, the middle son and the main character, and Byron, the oldest and meanest character. The family is having trouble with Byron when finally, they decide to send Byron to Alabama, in 1963, which was a very scary and important year for all blacks. This book is for 10 and up.

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Summary: The Watsons go to Birmingham is great
Review: The book I read was great. I give it five stars. It is about a family that goes to Birmingham. Byron, Kenny, Joey, mom and dad lived in Flint, Michigan. The narrator was Kenny. I liked this book even if I didn't read the first two chapters. They ride in the Brown Bomber to go to Birmingham. At the end Joey goes to church on Sunday morning and there was a bomb but Joey was fine.

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Summary: Not my kind of book.
Review: The Watsons go to Birmingham- 1963 was not the best book for me. It was funny, a lot of things go bad for the Watsons on the road trip and at Grandma Sands. It had a lot of history in it. Not for little kids.

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Summary: This is a humorous book.
Review: The Watsons go to Birmingham-1963 is sad, but funny at the same time. It is very interesting. Sometimes it got sort of hard to understand but most of the time I liked it.

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Summary: Five Thumbs-Up
Review: The book is both funny and sad. The Funny part is when Byron got his tongue stuck on the frozen mirror of the Brown Bomber in the beginning of the book.The other funny part was when he got bold because of the mexican hair he had. The sad part is when somebody dropped a bomb on joyeetas church. But joyeeta survived. To me this book s a 10 out of 10 book.

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Summary: The author hit the jackpot with this novel.
Review: Christopher Paul Curtis hit the jackpot with this novel! The story combines comical scenes that readers can relate to with a very important part of America's history. The Watsons are a humorous, close, loving family who go through the typical day to day antics that children and adults will find very familiar. When the Watsons head south, young readers will be introduced to the events that were taking place in Alabama in 1963. This book is a must read for all as well an exciting look at a real family and their lives in the 60's.

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Summary: A funny story about a family during a dark part of history!
Review: The Watsons' Go To Birmingham is a coming of age story for a young African-American boy during one of the most crucial periods in our country's history. This book focuses on every day life in a humorous fashion. We were disillusioned because we expected the entire book to be about the Civil Rights Movement. The focal point of the book was not the Civil Rights Movement but the Watsons' family.

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Summary: This was a funny book! Lot of things happened!
Review: This book is about the Watsons. They are a family who live in Michigan. They travel to Alabama to visit their grandma. This is a really funny book. I think the funniest thing that happens in when the main character's brother gets his lips stuck to the car mirror. This is an awesome book!

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Summary: Great Book!!!!!!
Review: This book is a very funny book but it also is a sad book. I think most kids would enjoy this book .

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Summary: funny and poignant!
Review: I am a school librarian, and after I read this book I found myself looking forward to September, when I may read this honest portrayal of history and family life to my eighth graders! At first, when I saw the title, I didn't want to read this book because I thought it would be too heavy and sad. Instead, it was one of the funniest books I have ever read. I look forward to using it to integrate poetry and history into lessons. I think this book should be read as a team effort for adults and children together, because there are several parts in which children may need some support to truly understand all the implications of what is written. This book is wonderful on so many levels...not to be missed!