By: Christopher Paul Curtis
Historical Fiction/ Multicultural literature
Newberry Honor Book
Curtis, C. P. (1995). The watsons go to birmingham-1963. New York: Scholastic
This is a well written book that contains both humor and historical information from the time period. The book is narrated by Kenny Watson. Kenny is the middle child and has a interesting perspective on life. He describes his family as the "weird" Watsons. He also tells great stories to keep the reader interested. An example is when Byron gets his lips stuck to the cold mirror. Kenny develops during the story. He is full of life and gradually he realizes the hatred in the world.
I will use this book in my future classroom as a read aloud. I believe this story would be a great read aloud because it has a great storyline that flows very well. I will tie this story into our social studies lesson about civil rights. Reading this story would also be a great introduction to an activity in which students research other historical events that happened in 1963.
Favorite Quote: " I ain't never heard of no sickness that makes you kill little girls just because you don't want them in your school. I don't think they're sick at all, I think they just let hate eat them up and turn them into monsters."
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