The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 -- Christopher Paul Curtis - Paperback
Author: Christopher Paul Curtis
Publisher: Yearling Books
Published: 08/06/2013
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.20w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780385382946
Audience: Ages 9-12
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 11552 / Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963
About the Author
Christopher Paul Curtis won the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Award for his bestselling second novel, Bud, Not Buddy. His first novel, The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963, was also singled out for many awards, among them a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Honor, and has been a bestseller in hardcover and paperback. His most recent novels for Random House include The Mighty Miss Malone, Mr. Chickee's Messy Mission, Mr. Chickee's Funny Money, and Bucking the Sarge.
Christopher Paul Curtis grew up in Flint, Michigan. After high school he began working on the assembly line at Fisher Body Plant No. 1 while attending the Flint branch of the University of Michigan. He is now a full-time writer. He lives in Detroit with his family.