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The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
Christopher Paul Curtis
Enter the hilarious world of ten-year-old Kenny and his family, the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan. When it's time to visit Grandma, the Watsons set out on a trip South that will be like no other, into one of the darkest moments in America's history. A first novel that won many awards.
Start thinking:
Christopher Paul Curtis uses expressions in the book that are not as familiar today: "panning on folks," "conk," and "crackers" are some examples. What are some other examples? How do these expressions make the book a richer reading experience? Can you figure out what they mean by the context around them?
Life in 1963 was different for African Americans than it is today, especially in the South. How does the book show that blacks and whites were treated differently by society at that time?
This is a funny book. What are some of the hilarious situations that come up in the story? Are there times when the author takes a serious situation and adds humor to it in a way that makes the scene more memorable? How?
 
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