Christopher Paul Curtis

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born

May 10, 1953 in Flint, Michigan, The United States

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male

website

http://www.nobodybutcurtis.com/

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Children's Books

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Curtis was born in Flint, Michigan on May 10, 1953 to Dr. Herman Elmer Curtis, a chiropodist, and Leslie Jane Curtis, an educator. The city of Flint plays an important role in many of Curtis's books. One such example is Bucking the Sarge, which is about a fifteen year old boy named Luther T. Ferrel, who is in a running battle with his slum-lord mother. Curtis is an alumnus of the University of Michigan-Flint.

Curtis is the father of two children, Steven, an ensign in the United States Navy, and Cydney, a college student and accomplished pianist. His third child is expected to make an appearance in 2011. Christopher modeled characters in Bud, Not Buddy after his two grandfathers—Earl “Lefty” Lewis, a Negro league baseball pitcher, and 1930s b...more

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Books by Christopher Paul Curtis

Average rating: 3.85 · 37,644 ratings · 4,083 reviews · 15 distinct works

	Bud, Not Buddy 3.81 avg rating — 20,079 ratings — published 1999 — 27 editions	My rating:
	The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 3.92 avg rating — 12,159 ratings — published 1995 — 36 editions	My rating:
	Elijah of Buxton 3.91 avg rating — 3,198 ratings — published 2007 — 13 editions	My rating:
	The Mighty Miss Malone 3.96 avg rating — 695 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Bucking the Sarge 3.45 avg rating — 599 ratings — published 2004 — 15 editions	My rating:
	Mr. Chickee's Funny Money 3.25 avg rating — 216 ratings — published 2005 — 13 editions	My rating:
	Bites: Scary Stories to Sink Your Teeth Into: Scary Stories to Sink Your Teeth Into by Christopher Paul Curtis, Kevin Emerson (Goodreads Author), Joshua Gee (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	Mr. Chickee's Messy Mission 3.00 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2007 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Bud, Not Buddy/Sounder 4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2005	My rating:
	Brave Boys Newberry Boxed Set by Christopher Paul Curtis, Gary Paulsen, Louis Sachar 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings	My rating:

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“...that was Bud Caldwell's Rules and Things to Have a Funner LIfe and Make a Better Liar Out of Yourself Number 83...If a Adult Tells You Not to Worry, and You Weren't Worried Before, You Better Hurry Up and Start 'Cause You're Already Running Late.”
― Christopher Paul Curtis, Bud, Not Buddy

tags: children , humor

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“Rules and Things Number 63: Never, Ever Say Something Bad About Someone You Don't Know--Especially When You're Around a Bunch of Strangers. You Never Can Tell Who Might Be Kin to That Person or Who Might Be a Lip-Flapping, Big-Mouth Spy.”
― Christopher Paul Curtis, Bud, Not Buddy

14 people liked it

“A bud is a flower-to-be. A flower in waiting. Waiting for just the right warmth and care to open up. It's a little fist of love waiting to unfold and be seen by the world. And that's you.”
― Christopher Paul Curtis, Bud, Not Buddy

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The Newbery Award...: 1996 Honor - The Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963	1	3	Feb 08, 2010 09:20am
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