{"product_id":"birmingham-1963-9781590784402","title":"Birmingham, 1963","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Jane Addams Children's Honor Book \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by Children's Literature Legacy Award winner Carole Boston Weatherford, this poetic tribute to the victims of the racially motivated church bombing that served as a seminal event in the struggle for civil rights is a book that captures the heartbreak of that day, as seen through the eyes of a fictional witness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1963, the eyes of the world were on Birmingham, Alabama, a flashpoint for the civil rights movement. Birmingham was one of the most segregated cities in the United States. Civil rights demonstrators were met with police dogs and water cannons. On Sunday, September 15, 1963, members of the Ku Klux Klan planted sticks of dynamite at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, which served as a meeting place for civil rights organizers. The explosion killed four little girls. Their murders shocked the nation and turned the tide in the struggle for equality. Poignant text written in free verse pairs with archival photographs in this powerful memorial to the young victims.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wordsong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781590784402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.14h x 7.84w x 0.42d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Jefferson Cup - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Rhode Island Children's Book Awards - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Jane Addams Children's Book Award - Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review - Children\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2007 pg. 870\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2007 pg. 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Best Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2007 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2007 pg. 159\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2008 pg. 83\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e116743 \/ Birmingham, 1963\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.4 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Carole Boston Weatherford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51474193809589,"sku":"9781590784402","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_875def22-2fed-45af-b527-f8900ef05d90.jpg?v=1754405171","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/birmingham-1963-9781590784402","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}