02793cam a2200445 i 4500 489019538 TxAuBib 20210224120000.0 200217s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780593306499 paperback 059330649X paperback (OCoLC)1140683858 TxAuBib rda Curtis, Christopher Paul. The Watsons go to Birmingham : 1963 / Christopher Paul Curtis. Yearling anniversary edition. New York : Yearling, 2020. 237 pages : map ; 18 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York, in 1995. Bonus content includes a new foreword and afterword from the author; a map of the Watsons' journey; reproductions of original manuscript pages and a letter from the Newbery committee; and personal essays celebrating the book's legacy by Jacqueline Woodson, Varian Johnson, and Kate DiCamillo. Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honoree about an unforgettable family on a road-trip during one of the most important times in the civil rights movement. When 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. Includes bonus content. 20210224. Newbery Medal, 1996; Coretta Scott King Honor, 1996. African American families Juvenile fiction. African American grandmothers Juvenile fiction. Automobile travel United States History 20th century Juvenile fiction. Racism Juvenile fiction. African Americans Civil rights History 20th century Juvenile fiction. 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing, Birmingham, Ala., 1963 Juvenile fiction. Birmingham (Ala) History 20th century Juvenile fiction. Flint (Mich) History 20th century Juvenile fiction. Historical fiction. Social problem fiction. Woodson, Jacqueline, writer of added commentary. Johnson, Varian, writer of added commentary. DiCamillo, Kate, writer of added commentary.