The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963By Christopher Paul Curtis
I had long heard about this book--how funny it is, how important, how well-written...I was not disappointed!
The Watson family is so lovable, especially 10-year-old Kenny, who is constantly trying to understand the crazy behavior of his teenage "juvenile delinquent" brother, Byron.
At the height of the Civil Rights Movement, the Watson family takes a road trip to Birmingham, Alabama (from Flint, Michigan) to leave Byron with his strict grandma for the summer.
Their visit coincides with the horrific (and real) bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, where four African American girls are killed during Sunday school.
This unforgivable event alters the Watson family dynamic...and the course of American history.
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