The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963 - Christophe...

The year is 1963, and self-important Byron Watson is the bane of his younger brother Kenny's existence. Constantly in trouble for one thing or another, from straightening his hair into a "conk" to lighting fires to freezing his lips to the mirror of the new family car, Byron finally pushes his family too far. Before this "official juvenile delinquent" can cut school or steal change one more time, Momma and Dad finally make good on their threat to send him to the deep south to spend the summer...

Now available in library packaging! Enter the world of ten-year-old Kenny and his family, the Watsons of Flint, Michigan. When Mom and Dad decide to visit Grandma, the Watsons head off the Birmingham, Alabama, where they witness a tragic historic event. A Newbery Award winner. March publication.