Christopher Paul Curtis
Author of Bud, Not Buddy
About the Author
Newbery Medal-winning children's book author Christopher Paul Curtis was born in Flint, Michigan on May 10, 1953 and graduated from The University of Michigan. While there he won the Avery and Jules Hopwood Prizes for poetry and a draft of one of his early books. Curtis spent thirteen years on an show more assembly line hanging car doors. His story The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 received a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Honor, and Bud, Not Buddy became the first novel to win both of these awards. Elijah of Buxton received the 2008 Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award, the Coretta Scott King Award, and a Newbery Honor. Curtis also won the 2009 Anne V. Zarrow Award for Young Readers' Literature. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Birthdate
- 1953-05-10
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA (birth)
Canada - Birthplace
- Flint, Michigan, USA
- Places of residence
- Windsor, Ontario, Canada
- Education
- University of Michigan-Flint
- Occupations
- factory worker
author - Awards and honors
- Michigan Author Award (2005)
Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement (2024) - Short biography
- Christopher Paul Curtis grew up in Flint, Michigan. After high school he began working on the assembly line at the Fisher Body Flint Plant no.1 while attending the Flint branch of the University of Michigan. Today he is a full-time writer. He and his wife, Kay, have two children, Steven and Cydney. The Curtis family lives in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. [adapted from Bud, not Buddy (1999)]
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
Great story that deals with the racial problems of Birmingham and growing up in Flint Michigan
This book was easy to read, but not terribly exciting. The main character is a 4th grade boy. It teaches friendship and kindness, making mistakes, and dealing with grief and feelings of inadequacy.
A well- written book for students grades 4-6. The book deals with difficult topics with characters students can relate to. This book is an excellent selection to read aloud and discuss as a class.
Enjoyed this one quite a bit. It was funny and the characters were interesting. Learned a bit about the depression, Pullman porters, labor unions, Hoovervilles, the negro league, jazz and more
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- Works
- 18
- Also by
- 6
- Members
- 24,259
- Popularity
- #865
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
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- ISBNs
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