The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963
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Enter the hilarious world of 10-year-old Kenny and his family, the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan. There’s Momma, Dad, little sister Joetta, Kenny, and Byron, who’s 13 and an official “juvenile delinquent.” When Momma and Dad decide it’s time for a visit to Grandma, Dad comes home with the amazing Ultra Glide, and the Watsons set out on a trip like no other. They’re heading south. They’re going to Birmingham, Alabama, toward one of the darkest moments in American history.
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Christopher Paul Curtis is the author of The Watsons Go to Birmingham–1963, one of the most highly acclaimed first novels for young readers in recent years. It was singled out for many awards, among them a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Honor, and has been a bestseller in hardcover and paperback.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780440414124
- Publication Date
- September 8, 1997
- Publisher
- Yearling
- Original Publication Date
- January 1, 1995
- Page Count
- 210
- Words Per Page
- 239
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Reading Age
- 8 - 12 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 95007091
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 65398952
- Lexile® Level
- 920L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~V
- ATOS® Book Level
- 5
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 8
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 11552
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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