The Watson's go to Birmingham follows the world of Kenny and his family, the Watsons of Flint, Michigan. When a visit to grandma is due, Dad comes home with the amazing ultra-glide, and the Watsons head out a trip like no other-they're heading south, to Birmingham, in 1963. Comic, tragic, and touching, this Newbery Honor Book is an American young adult classic. 210 pages, hardcover with dust jacket.