Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honoree about an unforgettable family on a road-trip during one of the most important times in the civil rights movement.
When the Watson family—ten-year-old Kenny, Momma, Dad, little sister Joetta, and brother Byron—sets out on a trip south to visit Grandma in Birmingham, Alabama, they don’t realize that they’re heading toward one of the darkest moments in America’s history. The Watsons’ journey reminds us that even in the hardest times, laughter and family can help us get through anything.
"A modern classic." —NPR
“Marvelous . . . both comic and deeply moving.” —The New York Times
"One of the best novels EVER." —Jacqueline Woodson, Newbery Honor and National Book Award–winning author of Brown Girl Dreaming
- ISBN10 0606109935
- ISBN13 9780606109932
- Publish Date 8 September 1997 (first published 1 January 1995)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 3 March 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Demco Media Inc
- Edition Turtleback School & Library ed.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 210
- Language English