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“To me the highest accolade comes when a young reader tells me, ‘I really liked your book.’ The young seem to be able to say ‘really’ with a clarity, a faith, and an honesty that we as adults have long forgotten. That is why I write.”—Christopher Paul Curtis
Christopher Paul Curtis made an outstanding debut in children’s literature with The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963. His second novel, Bud, Not Buddy, is the first book ever to receive both the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Author Award.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Born in Flint, Michigan, Christopher Paul Curtis spent his first 13 years after... Read More
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Bucking the Sarge
Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: Paperback, 288 pages
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
On Sale: May 9, 2006
Price: $6.99
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Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: Paperback, 288 pages
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
On Sale: May 9, 2006
Price: $6.99
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Bucking the Sarge
Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: eBook
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
On Sale: July 1, 2009
Price: $6.99
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Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: eBook
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
On Sale: July 1, 2009
Price: $6.99
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Bud, Not Buddy
Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
On Sale: September 7, 1999
Price: $16.95
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Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
On Sale: September 7, 1999
Price: $16.95
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Bud, Not Buddy
Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: Paperback, 272 pages
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
On Sale: September 14, 2004
Price: $6.99
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Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: Paperback, 272 pages
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
On Sale: September 14, 2004
Price: $6.99
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Bud, Not Buddy
Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
Publisher: Yearling
On Sale: January 8, 2002
Price: $6.99
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Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
Publisher: Yearling
On Sale: January 8, 2002
Price: $6.99
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Bud, Not Buddy
Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: eBook
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
On Sale: November 13, 2001
Price: $6.99
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Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: eBook
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
On Sale: November 13, 2001
Price: $6.99
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The Mighty Miss Malone
Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
Publisher: Yearling
On Sale: March 12, 2013
Price: $7.99
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Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
Publisher: Yearling
On Sale: March 12, 2013
Price: $7.99
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The Mighty Miss Malone
Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
On Sale: January 10, 2012
Price: $15.99
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Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
On Sale: January 10, 2012
Price: $15.99
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The Mighty Miss Malone
Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: eBook, 320 pages
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
On Sale: January 10, 2012
Price: $7.99
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Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: eBook, 320 pages
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
On Sale: January 10, 2012
Price: $7.99
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Mr. Chickee's Funny Money
Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: eBook, 160 pages
Publisher: Yearling
On Sale: April 23, 2009
Price: $6.99
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Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: eBook, 160 pages
Publisher: Yearling
On Sale: April 23, 2009
Price: $6.99
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Mr. Chickee's Funny Money
Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
Publisher: Yearling
On Sale: January 23, 2007
Price: $6.99
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Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
Publisher: Yearling
On Sale: January 23, 2007
Price: $6.99
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Mr. Chickee's Messy Mission
Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: eBook, 240 pages
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
On Sale: December 18, 2008
Price: $5.99
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Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: eBook, 240 pages
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
On Sale: December 18, 2008
Price: $5.99
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Mr. Chickee's Messy Mission
Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
Publisher: Yearling
On Sale: June 10, 2008
Price: $6.50
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Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
Publisher: Yearling
On Sale: June 10, 2008
Price: $6.50
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963
Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: eBook
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
On Sale: November 13, 2001
Price: $6.99
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Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: eBook
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
On Sale: November 13, 2001
Price: $6.99
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963
Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
Publisher: Yearling
On Sale: August 6, 2013
Price: $6.99
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Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
Publisher: Yearling
On Sale: August 6, 2013
Price: $6.99
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963
Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: Paperback, 224 pages
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
On Sale: December 12, 2000
Price: $6.99
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Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: Paperback, 224 pages
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
On Sale: December 12, 2000
Price: $6.99
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963
Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
Publisher: Yearling
On Sale: September 8, 1997
Price: $6.99
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Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
Publisher: Yearling
On Sale: September 8, 1997
Price: $6.99
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963
Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
On Sale: September 1, 1995
Price: $16.95
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Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
On Sale: September 1, 1995
Price: $16.95
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963
Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: eBook, 240 pages
Publisher: Yearling
On Sale: August 6, 2013
Price: $6.99
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Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: eBook, 240 pages
Publisher: Yearling
On Sale: August 6, 2013
Price: $6.99
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The Prince and the Pauper
Written by Mark Twain
Introduction by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
Publisher: Modern Library
On Sale: July 8, 2003
Price: $10.00
Set in sixteenth-century England, Mark Twain’s classic “tale for young people of all ages” features two identical-looking boys—a prince and a pauper—who trade clothes and step into each other’s lives. While the urchin, Tom Canty, discovers luxury and power, Prince Edward, dressed in rags, roams his kingdom and experiences the cruelties... Read more >
Written by Mark Twain
Introduction by Christopher Paul Curtis
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
Publisher: Modern Library
On Sale: July 8, 2003
Price: $10.00
Set in sixteenth-century England, Mark Twain’s classic “tale for young people of all ages” features two identical-looking boys—a prince and a pauper—who trade clothes and step into each other’s lives. While the urchin, Tom Canty, discovers luxury and power, Prince Edward, dressed in rags, roams his kingdom and experiences the cruelties... Read more >
