by Christopher Paul Curtis · Laurel Leaf · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780440228004
VAT included
Hamelyn quality guarantee · checked and verified, or your money back
Join the Watson family on an unforgettable journey from Flint, Michigan, to Birmingham, Alabama, in the summer of 1963, during one of the most important times in the civil rights movement. Kenny, Momma, Dad, Joetta, and Byron will discover that even in the hardest times, laughter and family can help us get through anything. This special edition includes a new foreword and afterword from the author, a map of the Watsons’ journey, original manuscript pages, and personal essays by award-winning authors.
Christopher Paul Curtis is an American children's book author. His first novel, The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963, was published in 1995 and brought him immediate national recognition, receiving the Coretta Scott King Honor Book Award and the Newbery Honor Book Award, in addition to numerous other awards. In 2000, he became the first person to win both the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Award—prizes received for his second novel Bud, Not Buddy—and the first African-American man to win the Newbery Medal. His novel The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963 was made into a television film in 2013.
