Christopher Paul Curtis, author portrait
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Christopher Paul Curtis

Christopher Paul Curtis won the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Award for his bestselling second novel, Bud, Not Buddy. His first novel, The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963, was also singled out for many awards, and has been a bestseller in hardcover and paperback. His most recent novels for Random House include The Mighty Miss Malone, Mr. Chickee's Messy Mission, Mr. Chickee's Funny Money, and Bucking the Sarge.
Christopher Paul Curtis grew up in Flint, Michigan. After high school he began working on the assembly line at the Fisher Body Plant No. 1 while attending the Flint branch of the University of Michigan. He is now a full-time writer, and lives with his family in Windsor, Ontario.
Christopher Paul Curtis 3-Book eomni
The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963
Newbery Medal Winners Three-Book Collection
The Journey of Little Charlie
The Madman of Piney Woods
The Mighty Miss Malone
Mr. Chickee's Funny Money
Mr. Chickee's Messy Mission
Elijah of Buxton
Bucking the Sarge
Bud, Not Buddy

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Books

Christopher Paul Curtis 3-Book eomni
The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963
Newbery Medal Winners Three-Book Collection
The Journey of Little Charlie
The Madman of Piney Woods
The Mighty Miss Malone
Mr. Chickee's Funny Money
Mr. Chickee's Messy Mission
Elijah of Buxton
Bucking the Sarge
Bud, Not Buddy

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Website

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