Christopher Paul Curtis
Christopher Paul Curtis is the author of The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963, one of the most highly acclaimed first novels for young readers in recent years. It was singled out for many awards, among them a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Honor, and has been a bestseller in hardcover and paperback. Christopher 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...See more
Christopher Paul Curtis is the author of The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963, one of the most highly acclaimed first novels for young readers in recent years. It was singled out for many awards, among them a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Honor, and has been a bestseller in hardcover and paperback. Christopher 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. He is now a full-time writer. He lives with his family in Detroit. See less
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Christopher Paul Curtis book reviews
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Elijah of Buxton
Well Done
I read this book aloud, a chapter a day, to my eighth grade history students. It kept them interested and me motivated throughout the book. Written from the point of view of young Elijah, the ... Read More
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963
Delightful and refreshing
This book was recommended to me by a dear friend, and I was delighted that I picked it up to read the other day. I couldn't put it down! Curtis took me back to my childhood with accurate emotion and ... Read More
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Mr. Chickee's Funny Money
Wacky Fun
by Rosa, Apr 6, 2007
There?s more to Mr. Chickee, the perceptive blind man, than meets the eye. His nine-year-old friend, Steven, finds this out when Mr. Chickee goes away for a bit, leaving him with an envelope ... Read More