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The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963

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ISBN13: 9780385321754
ISBN10: 0385321759
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A wonderful middle-grade novel narrated by Kenny, 9, about his middle-class black family, the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan. When Kenny's 13-year-old brother, Byron, gets to be too much trouble, they head South to Birmingham to visit Grandma, the one person who can shape him up. And they happen to be in Birmingham when Grandma's church is blown up.

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Christopher Paul Curtis was born in Flint, Michigan, and grew up there. 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.

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a hilarious, heartwarming, book the family can enjoy together!
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I haven't read the book yet, but author Kate DiCamillo reccommended it the other day-high praise! Looking forward to starting it!
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ISBN:: 9780385321754
Author:: Curtis, Christopher Paul
Publisher:: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Location:: New York :
Subject:: Fiction
Subject:: Family - General
Subject:: Family
Subject:: Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General
Subject:: Family life
Subject:: Ethnic - African American
Subject:: Afro-americans
Subject:: Family - Siblings
Subject:: Brothers and sisters
Subject:: Ethnic - General
Subject:: Prejudices
Subject:: Alabama
Subject:: Flint
Subject:: Flint (Mich.) Fiction.
Subject:: People & Places - United States - African-American
Subject:: African Americans
Subject:: Children s-General
Series Volume:: 1
Publication Date:: 19950901
Binding:: Hardback
Grade Level:: from 5
Language:: English
Illustrations:: Yes
Pages:: 224
Dimensions:: 8.54x5.72x.81 in. .79 lbs.
Age Level:: 09-12

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