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My grandson was assigned this book to read in his fifth grade work. He told me that he thought it was a well-told story and that the characters were very realistic. He perceived quickly that it was a story about civil rights and he asked me if I knew anything about 1963. We had a good discussion and he was very impressed when he learned that two important things had happened in the summer of 1963 in addition to the Birmingham church bombing. One of course was my graduation from high school and the second was Dr. King's famous speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.


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The Watsons Go to Birmingham1963 Christopher Paul Curtis Books Reviews

Christopher Paul Curtis has been my 10 year old son's favorite author for a few years now. There's so much humor and love - relationships between characters are affectionately but unsentimentally drawn. This book, in particular, had such an honest depiction of sibling relationships. From the teasing to the sometimes brutal way children treat those they're closest to to the underlying tie of complete loyalty and understanding, I never doubted the portrayal of any of the characters. Do be careful, though - if you're reading this out loud, you'll probably cry.
When I first chose this book to read, I only went by the brief description that told what the book was about. Little did I know that when I began to read the book, I would feel as if I, myself was living through the Watsons. They had normal family drama, sibling rivalry, behavioral issues (that now a days, we would put our child on medication for) There are high points in the book as well as low points. But the family pulls together to get through the tough times. Although the book takes place in the 1960's, it seems to encompass some modern day problems in our society. Discrimination is still eminent in our society today but I feel it has gotten a bit better since the time frame in which this story took place. Through Kenny's eyes we are able to uncover what his feelings and fears are towards every day life, his brother and the incidents in Birmingham, Alabama. It is how this family comes through that has drawn me deeper into this book. The audience that I would gear this towards would be grades 5 - 7 because I feel at this age, they are most impressionable and would really allow the Watsons into their learning environment and minds.
A profound and often hilarious account of a black family in Michigan and their (short-lived) visit to Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963. The young narrator's voice feels so authentic and the evolution of the sibling dynamics very realistic. Their visit South describes the terror of the church bombing that killed innocent African-American Sunday School children and traumatizes the narrator. The older brother, formerly a tormentor of the narrator and a cut-up at school, comes to his rescue -- so love and family strength in the end wins out. Realistic dialogue and events throughout this highly readable classic that should be required in all 5th/6th grade classrooms. C.P Curtis is now a favorite author of my 10 year old grand-daughter and myself (a retired teacher & elem. principal).
All the Watsons appealed to me, because they were all fully-fleshed, multi-dimensional characters. The plot was absorbing, with lots of funny lines. I learned new things from this book - especially what it must've been like to be near that terrible bombing when it occurred, and how vulnerable African American individuals were in that time and place. I wish the aftermath of the bombing would have been more a part of the story, rather than a terrible event near the end of the book. In fact, I would've given up some of the amusing antics earlier in the story, in exchange for finding out more about the bombing and its effects on Birmingham and on society. In addition, I was not completely convinced by the two episodes in which Kenny and Joey provided mysterious, other-worldly help to each other. I prefer that novels be either grounded in reality or obviously imaginary; I'm not excited about combining the two. But that's just me. I liked the Watsons, I liked Kenny, and I liked his story.
The Watsons go to Birmingham -1963 was overall my favorite book of 2016. I just recently read the book in my seventh grade reading class. Personally I thought the novel was a eye-opening, heart-warming, page-turning book. The way the whole book was laid out was brilliant, all of the characters played such an important part in the novel. For example, Byron is a juvenile delinquent, but a softie at heart. In the book when Kenny, Joetta,and By went swimming Joey, and Byron listened to Grandma Sands, and stayed away from Collier’s Landing. Kenny, on the other hand, did not. Before Kenny went swimming Byron told Kenny, and Joetta this long story about Winnie the Poohs evil twin brother, the Wool Pooh. Once Kenny went swimming he got caught in the whirlpool. When Kenny got caught Byron came running after Kenny and jumped in after him. Under the water Kenny thought Byron was the Wool Pooh, and started trying to fight him off. Luckily, Byron was stronger Kenny and managed to pull him back up out of the water. When he did Byron was kissing Kennys head and thanking god that he got there in time. The chapter “I Meet Winnie's Evil Twin Brother, the Wool Pooh” is an amazing way to show how Byron and Kenny feel towards each other. Its also a great example to show how complex Byron's personality is.
I also loved how Christopher Paul Curtis came up with all of these family moments that not only brought them closer together but made YOU feel like YOU’RE in the book watching them!
The last thing i'm going to add on to my comment is that I would recommend this novel too other young kids my age. It’s an amazing book that you’ll never want to put down!
My grandson was assigned this book to read in his fifth grade work. He told me that he thought it was a well-told story and that the characters were very realistic. He perceived quickly that it was a story about civil rights and he asked me if I knew anything about 1963. We had a good discussion and he was very impressed when he learned that two important things had happened in the summer of 1963 in addition to the Birmingham church bombing. One of course was my graduation from high school and the second was Dr. King's famous speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.