num_pages: 5
description: Enter the world of ten-year-old Kenny and his family, the "weird" Watsons of Flint, Michigan. When Mom and Dad decide to visit Grandma, the Watsons head off to Birmingham, Alabama, where they witness a tragic historic event.
language: English
title: The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963
titlecomplete: The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963
genres: Middle Grade, Historical, Young Adult, Childrens, School, Classics, African American, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Family
ratings_count: 66644
places: Birmingham, Alabama, Flint, Michigan
awards: awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Jane Addams Children's Book Award
category: Older Children, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Coretta Scott King Book Award
category: Author Honor, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: New Mexico Land of Enchantment Award
category: Young Adult, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Middle School/Junior High, awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Best Children's Books of the Year (Bank Street College of Education)
publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing