The Watsons Go to Burmingham

By: Christopher Paul Curtis

Set in the 1960s during the Civil Rights Movement

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Flint, Michigan – Birmingham, Alabama

Setting

Kenny and Grandma Sands in Alabama

Characters:

Kenny- protagonist

Byron- antagonist

Wilona

Daniel

Joey

Grandma Sands

Plot:

1)1) The Weird Watsons’ Road trip

2)2) The Whool Pool

3)3) Bombing of the church

4)4) Pet Hospital

Mood:

Humorous

(Brief Read)

“Weird Watsons”

“Brown Bomber”

Theme:

People are capable of evil as well as good.

Opinions:

1) Hilarious

2) Easy to Read

3) Family Issues are easy to connect to

4) Didn’t give enough connections to the events of the time period

The Watsons Go to Burmingham

By: Christopher Paul Curtis