The watsons go to birmingham - 1963, paperback/christopher paul curtis

The Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honoree about the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan-- from Christopher Paul Curtis, author of Bud, Not Buddy , a Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott Award Winner.

Enter the hilarious world of ten-year-old Kenny and his family, the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan.

Theres Momma, Dad, little sister Joetta, and brother Byron, whos thirteen and an official juvenile delinquent.

When 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 Grandmas church is blown up.

AN ALA TOP TEN BEST BOOK AN ALA NOTABLE CHILDRENS BOOK AN IRA YOUNG ADULTS CHOICE A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW BEST BOOK NAMED TO MULTIPLE STATE AWARD LISTS Every so often a book becomes a modern classic almost as soon as it arrives on bookshelves.

That happened in the mid-90s when Christopher Paul Curtis released his first book, The Watsons Go to Birmingham -- 1963 .

--NPR From the Hardcover edition.