Student Comments About The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963

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FEBRUARY 14, 2000
FROM:
Dustin & Travis
Grade 5
Meyers Elementary School
Grand Blanc, MI
MESSAGE:
I think that Byron didn't learn his lesson when momma thretned to burn his hand!What will Byron learn in Alabama? I think Kenny will think it is interesting in the south cause he has a friend that is from the south! I think Byron will meet kids his age that are in a gang and will join!I think Byron is going to ruin his familys trip totally!Do you think he will?I don't know why Kenny felt sorry for Byron after he always Picks on him?

WE HAVE TO GO NOW SEYA LATER!


FROM:
Tiffanny and Ashley
Grade 5
Meyers Elementary School
Grand Blanc, MI
MESSAGE:
Samual. Tiffanny's favorite part is when byron throughs thhe sweddish cream cookie. My (Ashley) favorite part is when Byron gets that haircut and the dad shaves his hair off and puts that aftershave stuff on his head I don't know what it does All I know is it burns.I think keeping your mouth shut for a whole trip if your mad at them is a good idea if your that kind of kid.I tried that once but if you know me I could never keep my mouth shut. I'm a blabber mouth.Is mama's old boyfriend going to show up in Alabama? Tiffanny thinks it is funny how the mom bores byrpn by going on day 1...........................on day 2.....................on day 3....................... Got to go. bye

FROM:
Catherine D
Grade 4
Middlebrook Elementary School
Trumbull, CT
MESSAGE:
To The Trouble Sisters,
I think that my older cousin is like Byron ,cause he makes my other cousins stay away from me.but I have a question for anyone.
What do you think their grand mother will do to Byron about his hair?

FROM:
Elizabeth
Grade 4
Middlebrook Elementary School
Trumbull, CT
MESSAGE:
Would you be very excited about the trip after momma read what she had planned in her notebook?
What do you think Kenny meant by "You might have counted my momma six times, but have you counted your mouth lately, Lipless Wonder?"

FROM:
J. L.
Grade 4
Middlebrook Elementary School
Trumbull, CT
MESSAGE:
Dear Angela,
We think this book rocks too! We think that Byron gave the bird a funeral because he must have thought it was very sad. We think now that Byron has a soft spot in his heart.

From J. And Company


FROM:
Terry G.
Grade 6
Lake Louise Elementary School
Palatine, Illinois
MESSAGE:
Kenny thinks Byron punishment is funny. When Kenny was laughing at Byron he got punched in the ear. When their dad got home his mom called Byron downstairs. Then his dad took him upstairs to the bathroom and Kenny followed them up and tried to look through the key hole but it was covered with toilet paper so he looked under the door. When he looked under Byron was getting all of his hair cut off and kenny thought it was funny that is how he felt about the punishment. Kenny is younger than Byron. Byron is meaner than Kenny. Byron is bald and Kenny has hair. They are both brothers. Thye both have a sister. They are both kids. We think Byron might go live with his Grandmother in chapter 8.

FROM:
Alex C. ,Mike J.
Grade 6
Lake Louise Elementary School
Palatine, Illinois
MESSAGE:
Kenny laughs at Byron's red hair. Byron says that he wants to look like a mexican and doen't admit that he does because he wants to be cool. Kenny and Byron are alike because now that Byron got his head shaved he feel bad and Kenny is making fun of him because that.So people at school are going to make fun of him behind his back. We think that Bryon will go live with his grandma until he gets his act together. This will probably teach Byron the lesson of his life to listen to his Mom and Dad.

FROM:
Stephany
Grade 6
Mata Intermidiate School
Houston, TX
MESSAGE:
Marcos,
I think momma should of burned his fingers off to. By was warned if he ever plays with matches again she was going to burn him , but what did he do... he did it again anyways an so he needs to get punished. Any- ways Joetta is a good sister for not letting her mom burn By. I wish she was my sister, because my sisters get sooo happy when i get punished.

FROM:
Katie
Grade 6
Mata Intermidiate School
Houston, TX
MESSAGE:
Dear Yazmin and Savanna,
I think that Byron diserved to get all his hair cut off by his dad, because when he made his hair the red mexican kind he was telling his parents that he didn't like his heratige or his mom and dad. How do you think Kenny feels about By's haircut? I think Kenny thought it was the funniest thing in the world! Why do you think Joey loves her brother soo much?

FROM:
Adeel
Grade 6
Mata Intermidiate School
Houston, TX
MESSAGE:
Hi it's me Adeel,
I think that in chap.7 that dad did the right thing.That would teach By the right thing not to do it again. I think that he should not have done it from the start, so that he would not have to suffer the consequences.
I think that it was cruel that Kenny that was laughing at By like that .
If It was me in Kenny's situation I would cheer up my brother.
---------------> Did anyone think that dad was being fair about the dying the hair.
_ADeeL

FROM:
Samuel
Grade 6
Mata Intermidiate School
Houston, TX
MESSAGE:
Tiffany and Ashley, When I read That Byron got a hair cut and kenny and Joey said to Byron hurry lets wash it off but Byron said you can't wash it off . I knew his dad was going to cut his hair. What did you think was going to happen?

FROM:
Shivani
Grade 6
Mata Intermidiate School
Houston, TX
MESSAGE:
We just got finshed with chapter 7 and I think that By should have gotten his hair cut off from his dad. The reason I think that is that the time when he played with matches he was going to get in troble, but didn`t because of Joey and this time he got in troble for it both times.What do you think?

FROM:
Jordan
Grade 6
Mata Intermidiate School
Houston, TX
MESSAGE:
Yes I think momma should have burned him. I just got through with chap.7 What chapter are you on.I think it is reallllllllllllly funny that by got his hair whacked off.Do you ?What do you think is going to happen in the next chapter? I think they go to birmingham and dad says they are going to leave by with grandma because when I was reading through the other coments it said on some do you think kenny and joetta will leave by at grandmas.Okay gotta go
Happy Valentines Day.

FROM:
Chidinma
Grade 6
Mata Intermidiate School
Houston, TX
MESSAGE:
Dear Correy,
I have finished reading chapter 7.Byron decided to butter his head.I don't think that his dad should've cut and shave his head off.At the age Byron is at now, he should start making his own choices for his own body.But still he disobeied his parents.I think he was cute before he buttered his head.Kenny started to tease and laugh at By because he is in trouble. Joetta didn't think it was funny, she was trying to save her big brother from getting him in trouble by his Dad. I like Joetta for that. I wonder why Byron is always doing things to get him in trouble.He said that he didn't care what his parents thought about it.I wish that Byron would stop doing the bad, desruptive things that he does.But if he does, the book wouldn't be funny anymore.

FROM:
Stephany
Grade 6
Mata Intermidiate School
Houston, TX
MESSAGE:
To Mike and alex,
By shouldn't of gotten punished. If he wanted to look mexican then they should of let him. I'm half mexican and half Philipino. My brother did what By did. He changed his hair. I think that if by wanted to look that way then his parents should of respected that istead of making him look nasty.

FROM:
Marla
Grade 6
Mata Intermidiate School
Houston, TX
MESSAGE:
To Jake-
I maybe you're right, and that Byron wanted God's forgiveness for killing the bird. What do think about his new hair cut, and his dad's punishment?