Summary/Annotation -> The Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honoree about the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan--from Christopher Paul Curtis, author of Bud, Not Buddy , a Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott Award Winner.
Enter the hilarious world of ten-year-old Kenny and his family, the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan. There's Momma, Dad, little sister Joetta, and brother Byron, who's thirteen and an "official juvenile delinquent."
When Byron gets to be too much trouble, they head South to Birmingham to visit Grandma, the one person who can shape him up. And they happen to be in Birmingham when Grandma's church is blown up.
AN ALA TOP TEN BEST BOOK
AN ALA NOTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOK
AN IRA YOUNG ADULT'S CHOICE
A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW BEST BOOK
NAMED TO MULTIPLE STATE AWARD LISTS
"Every so often a book becomes a modern classic almost as soon as it arrives on bookshelves. That happened in the mid-'90s when Christopher Paul Curtis released his first book, The Watsons Go to Birmingham -- 1963 ." --NPR
From the Hardcover edition.
Location![]() | Call Number | Item Type | Volume | Barcode | Status |
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Arverne | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | FIC. | 0228560879790 | Available |
Arverne | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | FIC. | 0228566476997 | Available |
Bayside | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | Newbery | 0228572220140 | Available |
Bayside | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | Newbery | 0228572219944 | Available |
Bayside | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | Newbery | 0228572053707 | Available |
Bellerose | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | 0228572220132 | Available | |
Briarwood | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | "NEWBERY" | 0228572053806 | Available |
Cambria Heights | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | 0228608631807 | Available | |
Cambria Heights | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | 0228608631799 | Available | |
Cambria Heights | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | 0228608865926 | Available | |
Childrens Library Discovery Center | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | 0228572585138 | Due 4-19-2018 | |
East Elmhurst | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | 0228609028896 | Available | |
Far Rockaway | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | 0228587520252 | Available | |
Far Rockaway | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | 0228587520260 | Available | |
Fresh Meadows | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | 0228572053780 | Available | |
Fresh Meadows | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | 0228585271320 | Available | |
Glen Oaks | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | 0228572219969 | Available | |
Glen Oaks | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | 0228572220116 | Available | |
Glen Oaks | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | 0228572219951 | Due 5-9-2018 | |
Hillcrest | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | historical fiction | 0228572220124 | Available |
Howard Beach | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | Hist Fict | 0228572053798 | Available |
Jackson Heights | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | fic | 0228608901549 | Available |
Jackson Heights | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | fic | 0228608901564 | Due 4-30-2018 |
Jackson Heights | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | fic | 0228608777410 | Available |
Jackson Heights | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | fic | 0228608777402 | In Transit |
Kew Gardens Hills | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | 0228617163867 | Due 5-9-2018 | |
Langston Hughes | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | 0228578943604 | Available | |
Laurelton | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | FICTION | 0228609671356 | Due 5-15-2018 |
Lefferts | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | 0228572220157 | Available | |
North Forest Park | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | 0228572053459 | Available | |
North Hills | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | 0228572220108 | Due 4-27-2018 | |
Ozone Park | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | 0228572053772 | Available | |
Peninsula | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | 0228572097746 | Available | |
Peninsula | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | 0228560879782 | Available | |
Rochdale Village | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | J FIC | 0228572220074 | Available |
Rochdale Village | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | 0228586346808 | Available | |
Seaside | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | 0228560879774 | Available | |
South Hollis | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | 0228579344729 | Due 5-14-2018 | |
St.Albans | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | 0228596139227 | Available | |
St.Albans | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | 0228608729726 | Available | |
St.Albans | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | 0228596139219 | Available | |
Sunnyside | J Curtis | Juvenile Paperback | 0228558729510 | Available |