<Tr> <Th> OCLC </Th> <Td> 32133739 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> LC Class </Th> <Td> PZ7. C94137 Wat 1995 </Td> </Tr> <P> The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 (1995) is a historical - fiction novel by Christopher Paul Curtis . First published in 1995, it was reprinted in 1997 . It tells the story of a loving African - American family living in the town of Flint, Michigan, in 1963 . When the oldest son (Byron) begins to get into a bit of trouble, the parents decide he should spend the summer and possibly the next school year with Grandma Sands in Birmingham, Alabama . The entire family travels there together by car, and during their visit, tragic events take place . </P> <P> The book was adapted for a TV movie of the same name, produced in 2013 and aired on the Hallmark Channel . </P>

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