{"product_id":"the-watsons-go-to-birmingham-1963-hardcover","title":"The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\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. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePARADE\u003c\/i\u003e BEST KIDS BOOK OF ALL TIME \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A modern classic.\" --NPR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA wonderful middle-grade novel narrated by Kenny, 9, about his middle-class black family, the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan. When Kenny's 13-year-old brother, Byron, gets to be too much trouble, they head South to Birmingham to visit Grandma, the one person who can shape him up. And they happen to be in Birmingham when Grandma's church is blown up.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50592181846239,"sku":"9780385321754","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/uYt9YMe7SU9780385321754.webp?v=1784717506","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/the-watsons-go-to-birmingham-1963-hardcover","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}