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The Watsons Go to Birmingham: 1963

By Christopher Paul Curtis

9 ratings17 reviews24 followers

A wonderful middle-grade novel narrated by Kenny, 9, about his middle-class black family, the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan. When Kenny's 13-year-old brother, Byron, gets t... (more)

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17 Book Reviews

hey6/4/2013 5 stars
I LOVE THIS BOOK! I read it at school in class! It was so good! All of my class liked it! You should totally read it! 5 STARS!
Mrs. Hardinger6/2/2013 5 stars
This was one of our read aloud books in 4th grade this year. The kids absolutely loved it! The plot follows a family from Flint, Michigan in the year 1963. The majority of the book contains the ordinary and hilarious antics of "the weird Watsons." When the oldest brother, Byron, breaks the rules one more time, the family heads south to drop him of at his grandmother's in Birmingham. The ending gets so crazy that we decided to reread and discuss it several times. All in all, a fantastic piece of historical fiction.
Boy Lover:)5/2/2013
I read this book with my class! It's fantastic!
myami5/2/2013 5 stars
I read this book for reading at school and i loved it so much. it is an amazing and humors book that you will love.
cupcake15551/24/2013 5 stars
Reading this book with my class! Soooo Good
dpen5/16/2012
I already read this book and I love this book but even though I already read this book with my class I am steel going to get this book of my own becaue this book makes you wanna go back to see what is going to happen next in the chapter
dpen5/16/2012
I already read this book and this book is very good and I also likr this book beacause it makrs you wanna keep on going back to dee what is going to happen naext but aia can not wait until I get this book of my own.
rileyjane14/30/2012 2 stars
This was definitely not one of the best books I've ever read. It seems to drag out a lot and the theme isn't really that clear. It isn't a horrible book, but I wouldn't read this book unless I had to.
laulau4/25/2012
i read this book to know about like what happened long ago and i think this book is inspiring it has some historical true things and hallirous thing to Christopher Paul Curtis is a true writer.--_--
Ashley Goodpaster8/18/2011
In February we will read the book, "The Watson's Go to Birmingham". It is a fiction story about a family coming together during a violent summer in 1963.