Kristhony+Blan

= Kristhony Blan = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4Yf5yhWN2g = = = The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 = = Christopher Paul Curtis = = = =My name is Kenneth Watson, I'm 8 years old, and I go to Clark Elementary. I love to read. Even other teachers want me to read to their class. I have dark brown hair, brown eyes, and I have no freckles. I also have no acne. I am outgoing, smart, and kind. I read fast and a lot. I read a book in Mr. Alums room. I thought it would make me popular and earn me some friends. But instead it made me some enemies. I was called names like Professor, Egghead, and Poindexter. I was even called names by my own brother. But my close friends and family call me Kenny. = = = = = =His name is Byron, he just turned 13, and he is mean. I also have a little sister. One day, my brother got his lips stuck to the car mirror and our mom had to pull them off the mirror. We went outside and I scraped off the ice from the mirror and he got his lips stuck but he was yelling for help. I thought he was playing but I went around to his sideand his lips was stuck. I ran inside the house and told mom and dad. While dad was making jokes, mom was trying to help Byron. I got what they asked and I brought some hot tap water, but it only got worse. Mama tried to calm Byron down then she pulled his lips and it wasn't stuck. My eyes were closed and next thing I saw was Byron running into the house.My brother always makes fun of me but when his lips was stuck and I named a superhero after him, he got mad. He also gave me a dirty finger. =

== == =**The setting in this story is the past. Kenny lives in Flint, Michigan. The time period is the past such as 1963. This weather is cold. The setting is great because if you change one little part it effects the whole entire story. For example, if Kenny mom died and they go to Birmingham then they would be without her. If you don't change it the same events will occur. This story is the way it is because, if it wasn't cold outside Byron wouldn't of got his lips stuck to the car mirror, if Kenny didn't read well Kenny wouldn't of got asked to read, if Kenny didn't read he wouldn't of been called the names, and if Kenny wasn't called names then he wouldn't be how he was today(that day). So all the events in the story has a real meaning. Whether it's a weird or smart meaning. **= = = = = = = = = =**Living in Flint, Michigan is cold. They had to wear several layers of clothing. Three coats, two sweaters, a t-shirt, three pairsof pants, and four socks. In the 1960s, they didn't have all the fancy electronics. If they were bored they had to play outside or watch TV. They had to hand wash their cars. They had to scrape off ice off their car windows by their own hands. Now there are defrost setting in cars. They didn't have automatic hot water. They had to wait. The problem is Kenny's family doesn't know how to get to Birmingham. Their car breaks down so it's not easy. They have a family of five so a train ride will cost a lot. But they didn't have as much money that we do now. **=