Kelly Sanfilippo ’s Reviews > The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 > Status Update

I love the history of the 1960’s cars and technology and gold old days of keeping busy! It comes along with the threats I heard my parents make to my brothers and I over and over growing up, but the Watson’s are serious this time!

The main character, Kenny, is a do gooder and I can totally relate, but his older brother, Byron, is a trouble maker and a bully. Byron’s actions reveal more about Kenny as he narrates from his perspective. This is what keeps the violence/bullying in the book PG.

I started a new segment called “First Chapter Fridays” with my 4th and 5th grade class to get them interested and invested in a new book. The first 20 pages had my students rolling with laughter and connected with the Watson family! I have to say that I, too, want to read it through now! So here I am on Goodreads starting my road trip!