{"product_id":"9780440414124","title":"The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Newbery \u003cb\u003eand Coretta Scott King Honoree about the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan—\u003c\/b\u003efrom Christopher Paul Curtis, author of \u003ci\u003eBud, Not Buddy\u003c\/i\u003e, a Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott Award Winner.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnter the hilarious world of ten-year-old Kenny and his family, the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan. There's Momma, Dad, little sister Joetta, and brother Byron, who's thirteen and an \"official juvenile delinquent.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Byron gets to be too much trouble, they head South to Birmingham to visit Grandma, the one person who can shape him up. And they happen to be in Birmingham when Grandma's church is blown up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAN ALA TOP TEN BEST BOOK\u003cbr\u003eAN ALA NOTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOK\u003cbr\u003eAN IRA YOUNG ADULT'S CHOICE\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK REVIEW BEST BOOK\u003cbr\u003eNAMED TO MULTIPLE STATE AWARD LISTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Every so often a book becomes a modern classic almost as soon as it arrives on bookshelves. That happened in the mid-'90s when Christopher Paul Curtis released his first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Watsons Go to Birmingham — 1963\u003c\/i\u003e.\"  \u003ci\u003e—NPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Random House Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47025341530352,"sku":"9780440414124","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780440414124_p0.jpg?v=1763772935","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780440414124","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}