The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 Word Search
A free The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis (1995) word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on characters, settings, and objects from the book, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Written by Christopher Paul Curtis · First published 1995 · Historical Fiction.
Words to find: KENNY, BYRON, JOETTA, FLINT, MICHIGAN, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, BROWNBOMBER, GRANDMA, SANDS, CHURCH, BOMBING.
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 word list, defined
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- FLINT /flɪnt/ · noun
- A very hard, grey stone (a form of silica/chert) that breaks with a sharp edge and produces sparks when struck against steel; historically prized for making tools and starting fires. Related: chert.
- MICHIGAN /ˈmɪʃɪɡən/ · proper noun
- Michigan is a state in the north-central United States, bordered by Wisconsin to the west, Canada to the north, and the Great Lakes to the east. It is known for its Great Lakes, extensive forests, automobile manufacturing, and the city of Detroit.
- GRANDMA /ˈɡræn.mɑː/ · noun
- An informal and usually affectionate word for one's grandmother, especially one's mother's mother, though it can also refer to one's father's mother. Related: grandmother, granny, gran.
- SANDS /sændz/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, sands means grains or small particles of sand, or an expanse of sand such as a beach, desert, or sandbank. As a verb, it means to smooth, shape, or coat a surface using sand or sandpaper. Related: sand, dunes, beaches, sandbanks.
- CHURCH /tʃɜːrtʃ/ · noun
- A building used for public Christian worship; also, the organized Christian community or institution as a whole, or a particular denomination within it. Related: chapel, cathedral, basilica, minster.
- BOMBING /ˈbɒmɪŋ/ (British), /ˈbɑːmɪŋ/ (US) · noun, verb
- As a noun, bombing is the act of attacking a place or target with explosive devices, especially from aircraft. As the -ing form of the verb 'bomb', it denotes carrying out such an attack. Related: attack, strike, assault, raid.
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