The Resource The Watsons go to Birmingham--1963, a novel by Christopher Paul Curtis
The Watsons go to Birmingham--1963, a novel by Christopher Paul Curtis
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Resource Information
The item The Watsons go to Birmingham--1963, a novel by Christopher Paul Curtis represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Coweta Public Library System.
This item is available to borrow from 4 library branches.
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- Summary
- The ordinary interactions and everyday routines of the Watsons, an African American family living in Flint, Michigan, are drastically changed after they go to visit Grandma in Alabama in the summer of 1963
- Language
- eng
- Label
- The Watsons go to Birmingham--1963
- Title
- The Watsons go to Birmingham--1963
- Statement of responsibility
- a novel by Christopher Paul Curtis
- Subject
-
- trueSummer
- trueCivil Rights Movement
- trueCivil Rights Movement -- Alabama
- Family life -- Fiction
- trueFamily visits
- trueFamily visits -- Birmingham, Alabama
- Flint (Mich.) -- Fiction
- trueFlint, Michigan
- trueNorth American people
- truePrejudice
- Prejudices -- Fiction
- trueRace relations
- trueRacism
- trueViolence against African-Americans
- true16th Street Baptist Church Bombing, Birmingham, Ala., 1963
- trueAfrican American brothers and sisters
- trueAfrican American brothers and sisters -- Flint, Michigan
- trueAfrican American families
- trueAfrican American families -- Flint, Michigan
- trueAfrican American grandmothers
- trueAfrican American siblings
- trueAfrican Americans
- Afro-Americans -- Fiction
- trueAlabama
- trueAmerican people
- trueBirmingham, Alabama
- Brothers and sisters -- Fiction
- trueCanadian people
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The ordinary interactions and everyday routines of the Watsons, an African American family living in Flint, Michigan, are drastically changed after they go to visit Grandma in Alabama in the summer of 1963
- Award
-
- ALA Notable Children's Book, 1996
- California Young Reader Medal, Middle School, 1998.
- Golden Kite Award for Fiction, 1995.
- Josette Frank Award, 1995.
- Land of Enchantment Book Award (New Mexico), Young Adult category, 2000.
- YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 1996
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 088175
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Curtis, Christopher Paul
- Dewey number
- [Fic]
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
- 1000
- Intended audience source
- Lexile
- LC call number
- PZ7.C94137
- LC item number
- Wat 1995
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
-
- 6
- 12
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Afro-Americans
- Family life
- Prejudices
- Brothers and sisters
- Flint (Mich.)
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- The Watsons go to Birmingham--1963, a novel by Christopher Paul Curtis
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- 210 p.
- Isbn
- 9780385321754
- Lccn
- 95007091 /AC
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780385321754
- (OCoLC)32133739
- Label
- The Watsons go to Birmingham--1963, a novel by Christopher Paul Curtis
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- 210 p.
- Isbn
- 9780385321754
- Lccn
- 95007091 /AC
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780385321754
- (OCoLC)32133739
Subject
- trueSummer
- trueCivil Rights Movement
- trueCivil Rights Movement -- Alabama
- Family life -- Fiction
- trueFamily visits
- trueFamily visits -- Birmingham, Alabama
- Flint (Mich.) -- Fiction
- trueFlint, Michigan
- trueNorth American people
- truePrejudice
- Prejudices -- Fiction
- trueRace relations
- trueRacism
- trueViolence against African-Americans
- true16th Street Baptist Church Bombing, Birmingham, Ala., 1963
- trueAfrican American brothers and sisters
- trueAfrican American brothers and sisters -- Flint, Michigan
- trueAfrican American families
- trueAfrican American families -- Flint, Michigan
- trueAfrican American grandmothers
- trueAfrican American siblings
- trueAfrican Americans
- Afro-Americans -- Fiction
- trueAlabama
- trueAmerican people
- trueBirmingham, Alabama
- Brothers and sisters -- Fiction
- trueCanadian people
Included in
- trueCalifornia Young Reader Medal: Middle School
- trueJosette Frank Award
- trueLand of Enchantment Book Award (New Mexico): Black bears (Grades 9-12)
- trueMust-read Classics for Older Kids
- trueYALSA Best Books for Young Adults: 1996
- trueALA Notable Children's Books: 1996
- trueClassic Historical Fiction (Teens)
- trueGolden Kite Award: Young Adult Fiction
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- Award
- ALA Notable Children's Book, 1996
- Award
- California Young Reader Medal, Middle School, 1998.
- Award
- Golden Kite Award for Fiction, 1995.
- Award
- Josette Frank Award, 1995.
- Award
- Land of Enchantment Book Award (New Mexico), Young Adult category, 2000.
- Award
- YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 1996
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