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The Watsons Go To Birmingham Themes

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The book The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 is a very interesting, fun book. In the book, there are many different themes. One of the themes is that your family can help you through tough times and problems, and they always have your back. There are many details that help support that theme. In a few different spots from the book, Kenny’s brother Byron protected him from being bullied. When someone tried to bully Kenny, Byron would sometimes jump in and stop them. That supports the theme because bullying can be a problem for people. Byron makes sure that that doesn’t happen, and makes sure that Kenny doesn’t get hurt. That is one example that helps support the them. Byron also saved Kenny from drowning. In one part of the book, Kenny, Byron,

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