The Watsons go to Birmingham
by Curtis, Christopher Paul
- New
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- New/No Jacket as Issued
- ISBN 10
- 0385317379
- ISBN 13
- 9780385317375
- Seller
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Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Delacorte Press, 1995. First Edition . Hardcover. New/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. White glazed paper-covered pictorial boards. " The ordinary interactions and everyday routines of the Watsons, an African American family living in Flint, Michigan, are drastically changed after they go to visit Grandma in Alabama in the summer of 1963." Author's first novel. A Newbery Honor Book; a Coretta Scott King Honor Book; an ALA Notable Book; an ALA Best Book for Young Adults; "The Horn Book" Fanfare; a "Bulletin" Blue Ribbon; a "New York Times Book Review" Best Book; a "Publisher's Weekly" Best Book. 210pp. Bookseller's Inventory # 050117.
Synopsis
Christopher Paul Curtis was born in Flint, Michigan, and grew up there. Bud, Not Buddy , his second novel, winner of the 2000 Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Author Award, is available in a Delacorte hardcover edition.
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- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000117
- Title
- The Watsons go to Birmingham
- Author
- Curtis, Christopher Paul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0385317379
- ISBN 13
- 9780385317375
- Publisher
- Delacorte Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1995
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- AFRO-AMERICANS - FICTION. FAMILY LIFE - FICTION. PREJUDICES - FICTION. BROTHERS AND SISTERS - FICTION. FLINT (MICH.) - FICTION.
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Lower Beverley Better Books
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About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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