The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
Ratings31
Average rating4.1
I really love how the author draws you into the Watson family slowly but surely. I also love any book that has me going to the wiki to find out more info about an intriguing subject (for this book I couldn't resist looking up conks).
A solid juvenile historical fiction novel. The Watsons are a charming, funny family. The civil rights movement history seemed slightly tacked-on, but overall a pretty good read.
This book had an excellent ending but it just could not make up for its earlier transgressions. I thought it was a bit of a slow read and I did not even like the characters that much. I thought this whole book was going to be about the trip to Birmingham but it took them a very very long time to get on the road. I really just did not care about everything that happened before they started talking about going to Birmingham.