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The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963: 25th Anniversary Edition - by Christopher Paul Curtis (Paperback)

The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963: 25th Anniversary Edition - by  Christopher Paul Curtis (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>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. This special edition makes a perfect gift and includes bonus content.</b> <p/> 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. <p/><b>A modern classic. --NPR</b> <p/><b>"Marvelous . . .</b> <b>both comic and deeply moving</b>." --<i><b>The New York Times</b></i> <p/><b>One of the best novels EVER. --Jacqueline Woodson, </b> Newbery Honor and National Book Award-winning author of <i>Brown Girl Dreaming</i> <p/>Bonus Content <br>- New foreword and afterword from the author <br>- Map of the Watsons' journey <br>- Original manuscript pages and letter from the Newbery committee <br>- Personal essays celebrating the book's legacy by award-winning authors Jacqueline Woodson, <br>Varian Johnson, and Kate DiCamillo<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>AN ALA TOP TEN BEST BOOK<br> AN ALA NOTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOK<br> AN IRA YOUNG ADULT'S CHOICE<br> A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW BEST BOOK<br> NAMED TO MULTIPLE STATE AWARD LISTS</b> <p/> This is a book that changes lives. It certainly changed mine. --Kate DiCamillo, two-time Newbery Medalist <p/> I identify with so much in Christopher Paul Curtis's engrossing classic, <i>The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963.</i> --David Barclay Moore, winner of the Coretta Scott King John Steptoe Award for New Talent <p/> An exceptional first novel.--<i>Publishers Weekly</i>, starred review <p/> Superb . . . a warmly memorable evocation of an African American family. --<i>The Horn Book Magazine</i>, starred review <p/> Ribald humor . . . and a totally believable child's view of the world will make this book an instant hit.--<i>School Library Journal</i>, starred review<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Christopher Paul Curtis won the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Award for his bestselling second novel, <i>Bud, Not Buddy</i>. His first novel, <i>The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963</i>, was also singled out for many awards, and has been a bestseller in hardcover and paperback. His most recent novels for Random House include <i>The Mighty Miss Malone, Mr. Chickee's Messy Mission, Mr. Chickee's Funny Money, and Bucking the Sarge</i>. <p/> Christopher Paul Curtis grew up in Flint, Michigan. After high school he began working on the assembly line at the Fisher Body Plant No. 1 while attending the Flint branch of the University of Michigan. He is now a full-time writer, and lives with his family in Windsor, Ontario.

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