A review by linneamo
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis

2.0

genre: historical fiction

summary: story takes place during the civil rights era, boy and family travel from Michigan to Alabama to visit their grandmother. while in Alabama, a church is bombed and four young girls are killed.

notes: slightly confusing at the end when describing Kenny's trauma

for kids who like: Bud Not Buddy

age group: age 11

my review: i was bored. characterization done well