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        <title><![CDATA[ Are the historical details accurate]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/watsons-go/q-and-a/historical-details-accurate-113077</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Are the historical details accurate]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:49:02 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A "butter" or a "conk" is a hairstyle that was popular with...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/watsons-go/q-and-a/explain-butter-cronk-how-fits-into-story-112407</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A "butter" or a "conk" is a hairstyle that was popular with some African Americans back in the 1960s.  It involved using caustic chemicals, sometimes lye, to straighten the hair so that it could be styled in different ways.  Getting a conk left the hair a reddish color, and, with the statement of rebellion it implied, might be similar to getting a Mohawk today.  Momma and Daddy do not approve of the hairstyle, believing that the...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 3 Nov 2009 08:49:35 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Explain "butter" or "conk", and how it fits into the story The Watsons...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Explain "butter" or "conk", and how it fits into the story The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 3 Nov 2009 03:30:26 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why is kenny hesitant to spend time with Rufus?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/watsons-go/q-and-a/why-kenny-hesitant-spend-time-with-rufus-112163</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Why is kenny hesitant to spend time with Rufus?]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/watsons-go/q-and-a/why-kenny-hesitant-spend-time-with-rufus-112163</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 2 Nov 2009 13:17:12 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Because when Kenny sat down at the breakfast table it was like he had...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/watsons-go/q-and-a/what-kinds-things-do-momma-grandma-sands-talk-106213</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Because when Kenny sat down at the breakfast table it was like he had gone invisible and Momma and Grandma Sands started talking again and Momma started asking questions with Joetta in her lap.]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/watsons-go/q-and-a/what-kinds-things-do-momma-grandma-sands-talk-106213</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:07:32 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What happens to Kenny in Chapter 13 I think it was with the Whirlpool?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/watsons-go/q-and-a/what-happens-kenny-chapter-13-think-was-with-111425</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What happens to Kenny in Chapter 13 I think it was with the Whirlpool?]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/watsons-go/q-and-a/what-happens-kenny-chapter-13-think-was-with-111425</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:06:48 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[because it is]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/watsons-go/q-and-a/why-chapter-called-worlds-greatest-dinosaur-war-104217</link>
        <description><![CDATA[because it is]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/watsons-go/q-and-a/why-chapter-called-worlds-greatest-dinosaur-war-104217</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:09:23 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[what is the climax in the watsons go to birmingham?
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        <link>http://www.enotes.com/watsons-go/q-and-a/what-climax-watsons-go-birmingham-108399</link>
        <description><![CDATA[what is the climax in the watsons go to birmingham?
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        <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:59:03 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Momma and Grandma Sands haven't seen each other for a very long time, so...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/watsons-go/q-and-a/what-kinds-things-do-momma-grandma-sands-talk-106213</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Momma and Grandma Sands haven't seen each other for a very long time, so when they are finally reunited, they have a lot of catching up to do.  Momma has been away from Birmingham for so long, it isn't anything like what she remembers, so she is full of questions like, "How long's this been like that"' and "When did that happen?"  Grandma Sands "crack(s) up" at all the things Momma doesn't remember, and tries to fill her in.  They get to...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 8 Oct 2009 22:26:05 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What kinds of things do Momma and Grandma Sands talk about in The...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/watsons-go/q-and-a/what-kinds-things-do-momma-grandma-sands-talk-106213</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What kinds of things do Momma and Grandma Sands talk about in The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 8 Oct 2009 20:27:22 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The chapter is called "The World's Greatest Dinosaur War Ever" because...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/watsons-go/q-and-a/why-chapter-called-worlds-greatest-dinosaur-war-104217</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The chapter is called "The World's Greatest Dinosaur War Ever" because in it, Kenny tells how he got cheated out of virtually his whole toy dinosaur collection when his conniving friend L.J. suggests that they play a game by that name. 
Kenny has a bunch of toy dinosaurs, and he likes to play games with them with L.J., but every time he plays with L.J., Kenny finds some of his dinosaurs missing.  At first, L.J. would steal just one or two...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:36:35 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why is Chapter 3 of The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 called "The...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/watsons-go/q-and-a/why-chapter-called-worlds-greatest-dinosaur-war-104217</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Why is Chapter 3 of The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 called "The World's Greatest Dinosaur War Ever"?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:01:22 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Byron and Kenny were sent by their father to scrape the ice off of the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Byron and Kenny were sent by their father to scrape the ice off of the car windows so they could go to their Aunt Cydney's house. So, while Kenny was scraping the passenger's side of the Brown Bomber, Byron was busy admiring his reflection and trying to kiss himself. So, in the process, Byron's lips get stuck to the mirror. When Mrs. Watson finds out, she yanks his lips off of the driver's side mirror.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:26:40 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[what the resolution of the watsons go to birmingham-1963]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[what the resolution of the watsons go to birmingham-1963]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:15:26 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Rising Action is the actions or events that occur that
lead up to...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/watsons-go/q-and-a/what-rising-action-1230</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Rising Action is the actions or events that occur that
lead up to the climax.Where the suspense builds up and the
character struggles to find a answer to the problem. Its when
the conflict begins to unfold as the plot becomes more complex and problems and complications arise.
example:  In Harry Potter and the Sorcerers stone, Harry Potter must go through a set of tasks to reach where the Sorcerer Stone is hidden, where he will have the...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:41:53 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Kenny's toys get discarded in the dirt at Kenny's backyard when he plays...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/watsons-go/q-and-a/what-happened-kennys-dinosaurs-when-he-plays-with-83225</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Kenny's toys get discarded in the dirt at Kenny's backyard when he plays with LJ. This is because LJ stole all of the dinosaurs when Kenny left to go do somethig else.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 12:02:21 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In this chapter, Kenny and his family are starting their trip to...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/watsons-go/q-and-a/what-chapter-9-about-50011</link>
        <description><![CDATA[In this chapter, Kenny and his family are starting their trip to Birmingham, Alabama. Kenny fears that his brother,Byron, will be severely punished by their grandmother, Grandma Sands. A Byron is intimidated by his family because they are sending him there, so he tries to run away the night before, but didn't succeed. In the next chapter as the reader we learn more about Grandma Sands and the "style" of Mr. Watson.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 11:48:01 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[This question has been previously asked and answered. Please see the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This question has been previously asked and answered. Please see the link below, and thank you for using eNotes.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 10:34:42 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the genre of "The Watsons go to Birmingham-1963"?
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        <description><![CDATA[What is the genre of "The Watsons go to Birmingham-1963"?
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        <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 17:28:20 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Kids teased kenny about his lazy eyes what did byron tell him to do?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/watsons-go/q-and-a/does-this-book-have-study-guide-15747</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Kids teased kenny about his lazy eyes what did byron tell him to do?]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/watsons-go/q-and-a/does-this-book-have-study-guide-15747</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 16:57:54 PST</pubDate>
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