The Watson's Go to Birmingham- 1963 (Chapter Book)- Historical Fiction

The Watson’s Go to Birmingham- 1963- Historical Fiction

This book was a really awesome book! I got this book on Jan. 21 and I was finish on Jan.23. Once I started reading this book I just could not stop. I was up really late reading this book, and I finally told myself that I needed to go to sleep and that I could read more tomorrow. At first I didn’t know if I wanted to read this book because it was the longest out of the four books, and I felt like I was not going to be able to read it within a week (I think I read a little slow). However, when the author Christopher Curtis writes in this book he actually make you feel like you are there or at least you can visualize it in your mind, so I didn’t want to put the book down. He uses really descriptive words to get his point across and I really like that. When reading this book in some spots I found myself laughing and smiling and in others spots I found myself feeling sad. Curtis really knows how to make his readers feel how the characters are feeling. I really like the way the Curtis named the chapters, because I found myself reading and trying to find out where the name of the chapter was in the text. I became really curious to know what that particular chapter was going to be about, because sometimes the names of the chapters were very funny. It is really hard for me to decide on a favorite part in the book because I liked the whole book, but if I have to choose one part it would have to be chapter 5. This chapter was when Byron got caught playing with matches again and momma was going to burn him. I was really laughing when I read this chapter. Joey the little sister was always trying to keep Bryon out of trouble but he always seemed to find trouble somewhere.

I can relate to Kenny a little bit, but not a whole lot because I was not the middle child. However, I am the youngest child of five children and my sister that is right over me used to bully me all the time. She never wanted me to hang out with her and her friends because I was younger than her, and I guess she did not think I was cool enough for her and her friends. So my mom would make me go where ever she went and my sister hated that. My sister would try to pick fights with me, so I would tell my mom that I would rather stay at home. But now my sister and I relationship is totally different. It is like we did a complete 360 because now my sister wants to hang out with me all the time, which is funny because she is 24 and I am 20. However, just like Bryon and Kenny at the end of the book became closer to each other that is exactly how my sister and I are. I really enjoyed this book, and I am glad I chose this book to read. After reading this book by this author it makes me want to read Curtis other book “Bud, Not Buddy”.