The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
Why is the dad detailing the car? What details from the text support your answer? *
chapter 8
chapter 8
The family is taking the car to Alabama. Daniel drives all over town with the kids to buy things for the Brown Bomber in order to fix it up and make it nicer. After repairs, replacements, and cleaning, the old car looks great; Daniel and Joey make a big show of adding the finishing touch, a pine tree air freshener for the rear-view mirror.