The Watsons Go to Birmingham — 1963
by Christopher Paul Curtis
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 1995
Word Count 50,225
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 920L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 11552, 8.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Prejudices
- Brothers and sisters
- African Americans--Juvenile fiction
- Family life
- African Americans--Fiction
- Prejudices--Fiction
- African Americans
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Flint (Mich.)
- Brothers and sisters--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Flint (Mich.)--HIstory--20th century--Fiction
- Family life--Fiction
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Awards & Distinctions 8
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2021
Author Honor, 1996
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2021
Honor, 1996
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Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2021
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Selection, 1995
The Josette Frank Award, 1943-2021
Honor, 1995
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