The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 Study Guide consists of approx. 50 pages of summaries and analysis on The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis. Browse the literature study guide below:
The Watsons are a loving, funny family who live in Flint, Michigan in the early 1960's. When the oldest brother, Byron, continues down the path to trouble, his parents decide to take him to stay with his strict grandmother in Birmingham, Alabama. The entire family goes on the long car trip, and while they are in Birmingham, a church is bombed, killing several children. Kenny, the middle child, is traumatized by what he sees, and takes a while to recover, with the help of his big brother By. (
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