The Watsons go to Birmingham--1963
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The Watsons go to Birmingham--1963
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The work The Watsons go to Birmingham--1963 represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Syracuse Turkey Creek Township Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.
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- Label
- The Watsons go to Birmingham--1963
- Statement of responsibility
- a novel by Christopher Paul Curtis
- Title variation
- Watsons go to Birmingham
- Subject
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- trueAfrican American grandmothers
- trueAlabama
- Birmingham (Ala.) -- Fiction
- trueBirmingham, Alabama
- Brothers and sisters -- Fiction
- trueCivil Rights Movement -- Alabama
- trueClassics
- Families -- Fiction
- Family life -- Fiction
- trueFamily visits -- Birmingham, Alabama
- Flint (Mich.) -- Fiction
- trueFlint, Michigan
- Historical fiction
- trueHistorical fiction
- Historical fiction
- truePrejudice
- Prejudices -- Fiction
- trueRace relations
- trueRacism
- trueSummer
- trueViolence against African-Americans
- true16th Street Baptist Church Bombing, Birmingham, Ala., 1963
- true1960s -- 1960 -- 1969
- trueAfrican American brothers and sisters -- Flint, Michigan
- trueAfrican American families -- Flint, Michigan
- trueAfrican American fiction
- trueAfrican Americans
- African Americans -- Fiction
- 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
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- 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
- Awards note
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- Newbery Medal/Honor, 1996
- Coretta Scott King Award, 1995
- Cataloging source
- ICrlF
- Dewey number
- [Fic]
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
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- 1000
- 5.0
- 5-8
- Intended audience source
-
- Lexile
- Follett Library Resources
- Follett Library Resources
- LC call number
- PZ7.C94137
- LC item number
- Wat 1997
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 920
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 6
- 12
- Series statement
- Yearling Newbery
- Target audience
- juvenile
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