The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963

The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 by Chistopher Paul Curtis is laugh out loud funny. It's about a crazy family named the Watsons as they deal with life and each other. There's Momma, Dad and Joetta who's the baby of the family. Then there's Kenny who's the middle child and totally 10. Then, last but not least, there's Byron who's the oldest, and through his antics I learned that thinking to highly of yourself can get you in some trouble. One day the Watsons decide to go see Grandma in Birmingham. That's where they learn the cruelty of racism, which can be so cruel it's unreal. It's also where Kenny learns how scary death can be, whether it's your own or somebody you love.

Abraham's Well

I just finished reading a book by Sharon Ewell Foster called Abraham's Well. It's about a young black Cherokee girl that grows up in slavery after being forced off her family's land. This book tells the story of slavery as if through the eyes of someone who experienced it. It opened my eyes to parts of slavery I never really knew about, like how how brutally the white men took the slaves, and had so little heart to sell children away from their family. The slaves weren't even allowed to get legally married. I highly recommend this emotional yet touching book.

E-I-E-I-Joe

Levi's version of E-I-E-I-O