The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963
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Random House Children's Books 2001
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11/13/2001
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English
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9780385729857
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Lexile measure:
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Christopher Paul Curtis. (2001). The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963. Random House Children's Books.

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Christopher Paul Curtis. 2001. The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963. Random House Children's Books.

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Christopher Paul Curtis, The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963. Random House Children's Books, 2001.

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Christopher Paul Curtis. The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963. Random House Children's Books, 2001.

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When the Watson family—ten-year-old Kenny, Momma, Dad, little sister Joetta, and brother Byron—sets out on a trip south to visit Grandma in Birmingham, Alabama, they don’t realize that they’re heading toward one of the darkest moments in America’s history. The Watsons’ journey reminds us that even in the hardest times, laughter and family can help us get through anything.
 
"A modern classic." —NPR
“Marvelous . . . both comic and deeply moving.” —The New York Times
"One of the best novels EVER." —Jacqueline Woodson, Newbery Honor and National Book Award–winning author of Brown Girl Dreaming
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