 
 <translate> The novel is a first-person account narrarated by Kenny Watson, who lives in Flint, Michigan with his parents, Daniel and Wilona Watson, his older brother Byron, and younger sister Joetta. The opening chapters establish Kenny as a very bright and shy 4th grader who has difficulty making true friends until Rufus Fry arrives in town from Arkansas. Rufus is also bullied by the students at Clark Elementary for his "country" clothes and accent, making Kenny reluctant to befriend him at first, but they are soon inseparable. Kenny is alternatively bullied and protected by his 13 year old brother Byron, whom he calls "an official teenage juvenile delinquent". Byron has been retained twice because he often skips school and is still in 6th grade. He invents a series of "fantastic adventures" which constantly get him into trouble and include playing with matches in the house, abusing his parent's credit at the corner grocery store to buy himself treats, and getting a "conk" hairstyle against his parents' orders.

Where is rufus from in the watsons go to birmingham? Okie... think carefully first, then make a decision: <ibo> Akwụkwọ akụkọ a bụ akụkọ onye mbụ nke Kenny Watson, onye bi na Flint, Michigan na nne na nna ya, Daniel na Wilona Watson, nwanne ya nwoke nke okenye Byron, na nwanne ya nwanyị nke obere Joetta. Isiakwụkwọ nke mbụ na-egosi Kenny dị ka onye nwere ọgụgụ isi na onye ihere nke klas nke anọ nke na-esiri ike ịme ezigbo ndị enyi ruo mgbe Rufus Fry si Arkansas rute n'obodo. Ụmụ akwụkwọ nọ na Clark Elementary na-akparịkwa Rufus maka uwe ya na okwu ya, na-eme ka Kenny na-ala azụ imeta ya enyi na mbụ, mana n'oge na-adịghị anya ha enweghị ikewapụ. Kenny bụ onye nwanne ya nwoke dị afọ iri na atọ bụ Byron na-emegbu ma na-echebe ya, onye ọ na-akpọ "onye na-eto eto na-eto eto na-eto eto". A kpọchiri Byron ugboro abụọ n'ihi na ọ na-agakarị ụlọ akwụkwọ ma ka nọ na klas nke isii. Ọ na-echepụta usoro nke "ihe omimi dị egwu" nke na-eme ka ọ banye na nsogbu mgbe niile ma na-agụnye igwu egwuregwu na ụlọ, na-eji ụgwọ nne na nna ya eme ihe n'ụlọ ahịa nri n'akụkụ iji zụta onwe ya ihe na-atọ ụtọ, na ịnweta "conk" ntutu isi megide iwu nne na nna ya.  Ebee ka Rufus si na Watsons gara Birmingham? Okie... buru ụzọ chee echiche nke ọma, mezie mkpebi: 