Curtis, Christopher Paul._The Watsons go to Birmingham -
1963._Laurel-Leaf, 1995 [0-440-2280-x]
Kenny and his African-Amercian live in Detroit in the 1960s.
He, his brother and sister have their usual struggles of
family life. His older brother is getting into a lot of
trouble so the parents decide to take him to live with his
grandmother in Birmingham for the summer. While they are
there, the sister goes to Sunday School on the day and at
the place of the infamous Birmingham bombing. The family
leaves Birmingham the next day and go home to Detroit where
they all deal with the bombing in their own way. This is a
touching picture of family life in the 1960s. The
historical bombing part of the book only takes a few pages
so don't select it as a piece of historical fiction about
the bombing. This 210 page book is a multiple award winner.
*****
Frederick Muller, Librarian
Halsted Middle School Library
Newton, NJ 07860
fmuller@tellurian.net
My book comments are compiled at:
http://www.halsted.org/br.htm
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