This historical fiction novel about a witty family living in Michigan who decides to travel down south to Birmingham, Alabama in order to try and solve some familial issues with the oldest brother Byron. Byron and Kenny seem to always be at each others throats throughout the book. During the time that the family is down in Birmingham, the civil rights movement was taking place and while the family was there, they witness a few tragic events that affect the family and the stories narrator, young Kenny Watson. Throughout the story, Kenny continues to see a strange being he calls the wool pooh that seems to always be bringing him down. After the summer had passed, its evident that there was so much growth in each of the characters, even resulting in a reconciled relationship between Kenny and Byron.This book would be a good text to implement within the classroom in talking about the civil rights movement and the history taking place at that time. Helping students to see history from a different perspective, depicted through a unique style of fictional story. This could even be used in talking about the importance of family and how, even through hard times we must seek to restore relationships.
Historical Fiction
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