Curtis, C. P. (1995). The Watsons go to Birmingham--1963. New York, NY: Delacorte.
This is a historical fiction novel set in the height of
the civil rights movement of 1963. Kenny and his family Mom, Dad, little sister
Joetta, and older brother Byron. Bryon is 13 and starting to get in typical
teenage mischief. His parents decide its time to go down south and visit grandma
in Birmingham, Alabama. So, the whole family sets off on a road trip to the
south. This novel incorporates the horrific bombings and death of the 4 girls
in the historical Sixteenth Baptist Church Bombing. This Newberry Award and
Coretta Scott King Award winning book opens up the discussion of race and
segregation.
Grade Level: 5-7
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