The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
by Christopher Paul Curtis
A Brief Summary
The Watsons originally live in Flint, Michigan until Momma has have the last of Byron and sent him to Birmingham, Alabama with Grandma Sands. While in Birmingham a church that Joetta went to that Sunday had a bomb in it and when Kenny went to the church to see if Joey was there, he thought she was dead.
The Characters
Wilona: The Mom
Daniel: The Dad
Kenny: The Youngest Brother
Byron: The Oldest Brother
Joetta/Joey: The Little Sister