{"product_id":"the-watsons-go-to-birmingham1963-isbn-9780385321754","title":"The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963","description":"\u003cb\u003eDuring one of the most important times in the civil rights movement, one unforgettable family goes on a road trip in this Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honoree, from author Christopher Paul Curtis, recipient of the Coretta Scott King–Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePARADE\u003c\/i\u003e BEST KIDS BOOK OF ALL TIME\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A modern classic.\" —NPR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Marvelous . . . both comic and deeply moving\u003c\/b\u003e.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of the best novels EVER.\" —Jacqueline Woodson,\u003c\/b\u003e Newbery Honor and National Book Award–winning author of \u003ci\u003eBrown Girl Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN ALA TOP TEN BEST BOOK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e AN ALA NOTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e AN IRA YOUNG ADULT'S CHOICE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW BEST BOOK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e NAMED TO MULTIPLE STATE AWARD LISTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eThis is a book that changes lives\u003c\/b\u003e. It certainly changed mine.\" —Kate DiCamillo, two-time Newbery Medalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I identify with so much in Christopher Paul Curtis's \u003cb\u003eengrossing\u003c\/b\u003e classic, \u003ci\u003eThe Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963\u003c\/i\u003e.\" —David Barclay Moore, winner of the Coretta Scott King John Steptoe Award for New Talent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Watsons\u003c\/i\u003e—a Newbery and Coretta Scott King honoree—\u003cb\u003eopens the door to important conversation\u003c\/b\u003e.” —Laurie Halse Anderson, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ \"An \u003cb\u003eexceptional\u003c\/b\u003e first novel.\"—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ \"Superb . . . \u003cb\u003ea warmly memorable evocation\u003c\/b\u003e of an African American family.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ \"Ribald humor . . . and a totally believable child's view of the world will make this book \u003cb\u003ean instant hit\u003c\/b\u003e.\"—\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred reviewCHRISTOPHER PAUL CURTIS won the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Award for his bestselling second novel, \u003ci\u003eBud, Not Buddy\u003c\/i\u003e. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963\u003c\/i\u003e, was also singled out for many awards, among them a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Honor, and has been made into a Hallmark Channel Original Movie. He is also the recipient of the Coretta Scott King–Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristopher Paul Curtis grew up in Flint, Michigan. After high school he began working on the assembly line at the Fisher Body Plant No. 1 while attending the Flint branch of the University of Michigan. He is now a full-time writer. He lives with his family in Windsor, Ontario.","brand":"Delacorte Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303477596389,"sku":"NP9780385321754","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780385321754.jpg?v=1767742147","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-watsons-go-to-birmingham1963-isbn-9780385321754","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}