Kenny hears a sound like a thunderstorm. Kenny discovers Byron eating cookies bought on account without their parents’ approval. One of course was my graduation from high school and the second was Dr. King's famous speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Mr. All rights reserved. For additional parenting resources, download a free issue of Thriving Family, a marriage and parenting magazine published by Focus on the Family, at ThrivingFamily.com/magazine. For Kenny saw the results of the bombing, and he is no longer whole. comes to his rescue -- so love and family strength in the end wins out, Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2015. They had normal family drama, sibling rivalry, behavioral issues (that now a days, we would put our child on medication for) There are high points in the book as well as low points. Byron kisses his image in the car mirror. Joetta goes to Sunday school. This historical fiction book by Christopher Paul Curtis is published by Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers, a division of the Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, and is written for kids ages 10 years and up. Well what I've read so far. He is tired from nearly drowning but awakens to Momma’s screams. Families can talk about coping with terrible events. Kenny eats some of the cookies, too. Your purchase helps us remain independent and ad-free. The way the whole book was laid out was brilliant, all of the characters played such an important part in the novel. But the family pulls together to get through the tough times. Parents: Set preferences and get age-appropriate recommendations with Common Sense Media Plus. But when they visit Grandma Sands in Birmingham, they head into a nightmare. In the book when Kenny, Joetta,and By went swimming Joey, and Byron listened to Grandma Sands, and stayed away from Collier’s Landing. Kenny starts crying when he sees his reflection in the mirror. Stories about the author's childhood adventures growing up in a small town, including one in which a delinquent dog tangles with a skunk, and two in which eminently satisfying tricks are played on pompous bullies. Grandma Sands warns them to avoid one pond because it has a whirlpool. Both seem unrealistic to me. I just recently read the book in my seventh grade reading class. The kids decide to go swimming. Kenny believes it took the angels three days to roll away the stone from Jesus’ grave. So they load up the car and head off to Birmingham for the summer. Joetta explains that she had left the church when she saw Kenny outside (though he was not physically at the church at that time). Dad explains to Kenny that Byron needs to go to Alabama because he is learning many wrong things in Flint. Thank you for your support. When the Watsons arrive at Grandma Sands’ house, all of the rebellion seems to go out of Byron. Momma and Dad announce their plans to take a trip to Birmingham, Ala., and leave Byron with Grandma Sands for the summer and possibly for the next school year.

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