Author(s): Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 224
Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
Language: English
Date Published: 2001-01-01
Dimensions: 104.14 x 172.72 x 17.78mm
Publication City/Country: New York, NY, United States
Edition: Updated
Illustrations:
The Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honoree about the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan--from Christopher Paul Curtis, author of Bud, Not Buddy, a Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott Award Winner. Enter the hilarious world of ten-year-old Kenny and his family, the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan. There's Momma, Dad, little sister Joetta, and brother Byron, who's thirteen and an "official juvenile delinquent." When 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. AN ALA TOP TEN BEST BOOK
AN ALA NOTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOK
AN IRA YOUNG ADULT'S CHOICE
A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW BEST BOOK
NAMED TO MULTIPLE STATE AWARD LISTS "Every so often a book becomes a modern classic almost as soon as it arrives on bookshelves. That happened in the mid-'90s when Christopher Paul Curtis released his first book, The Watsons Go to Birmingham -- 1963." --NPR From the Hardcover edition.
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 224
Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
Language: English
Date Published: 2001-01-01
Dimensions: 104.14 x 172.72 x 17.78mm
Publication City/Country: New York, NY, United States
Edition: Updated
Illustrations:
The Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honoree about the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan--from Christopher Paul Curtis, author of Bud, Not Buddy, a Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott Award Winner. Enter the hilarious world of ten-year-old Kenny and his family, the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan. There's Momma, Dad, little sister Joetta, and brother Byron, who's thirteen and an "official juvenile delinquent." When 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. AN ALA TOP TEN BEST BOOK
AN ALA NOTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOK
AN IRA YOUNG ADULT'S CHOICE
A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW BEST BOOK
NAMED TO MULTIPLE STATE AWARD LISTS "Every so often a book becomes a modern classic almost as soon as it arrives on bookshelves. That happened in the mid-'90s when Christopher Paul Curtis released his first book, The Watsons Go to Birmingham -- 1963." --NPR From the Hardcover edition.
Book Info | |
Author | Christopher Paul Curtis |
Date Published | 2001-01-01 |
Dimensions | 104.14 x 172.72 x 17.78mm |
Edition | Updated |
First Author | Christopher Paul Curtis |
Format | Paperback |
ISBN | 9780440228004 |
Language | English |
No. of Pages | 224 |
Publication City/Country | New York, NY, United States |
Publisher | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc |
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
- Christopher Paul Curtis
- Paperback
- Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
- ISBN: 9780440228004
- Availability:In Stock
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