NMLP P-004913 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Watsons Go to Birmingham — 1963

Christopher Paul Curtis · Delacorte Press · 1995

The US Delacorte hardcover of 1995 is the true first edition; it was the author's debut novel and earned a 1996 Newbery Honor and a 1996 Coretta Scott King Author Honor. A genuine first-printing jacket predates those seals.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-004913 for "The Watsons Go to Birmingham — 1963" by Christopher Paul Curtis (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-004913, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).