Kenny, the middle child of three, narrates this historical novel as his African American family leaves Flint, Michigan to travel in the deep South to his Grandmother’s house in Birmingham, Alabama. The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 was the first novel by Christopher Paul Curtis and is at once hilarious, moving, and deeply troubling as the Watsons’ journey brings them both closer as a family and present at one of the most horrific Civil Rights tragedies. A first edition in dust jacket in Very Fine condition, this special copy has an intriguing dedication and signature by Curtis on the title page. Selected as both a Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honor Book.