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Tag: Christopher Paul Curtis

March 8, 2018 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: The Journey of Little Charlie by Christopher Paul Curtis

The Journey of Little Charlie By Christopher Paul Curtis Scholastic Press $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-545-15666-0 For ages 9 and up On shelves now I don’t know Christopher Paul Curtis personally, but if I had to harbor a guess I’d say he’s the type of author that doesn’t like to make things too easy for himself. That’s […]

July 25, 2014 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: The Madman of Piney Woods by Christopher Paul Curtis

The Madman of Piney Woods By Christopher Paul Curtis Scholastic ISBN: 978-0-545-63376-5 $16.99 Ages 9-12 On shelves September 30th No author hits it out of the park every time. No matter how talented or clever a writer might be, if their heart isn’t in a project it shows. In the case of Christopher Paul Curtis, […]

July 22, 2013 by Betsy Bird

The Watsons Go to Birmingham: The Movie

There are videos that go into Video Sunday and then there are videos that deseve their very own posts.  This is one such video. In the wake of the Trayvon Martin court decision it seems to me that we need something good for once.  And I admit it.  I wouldn’t have pegged the Hallmark Channel […]

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Top 100 Children's Novels #25: The Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis

June 4, 2012 by Betsy Bird

#25 The Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis (1995) 65 points Like Schmidt, Curtis has the ability to make you laugh and cry and think deeply about something, all within a few pages. – Heather Christensen The character voices are so charming and right on. It sweeps you up in this funny […]

Top 100 Children’s Novels #60: Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

May 24, 2012 by Betsy Bird

#60 Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis (1999) 35 points When you hear that a book is about an orphan during the Great Depression, you might expect an emotional one-trick-pony – sadness to spare. Give Christopher Paul Curtis credit for bringing this era to life with vibrancy and flashes of surprising humor. Flint, Michigan […]

Review of the Day: Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis

June 28, 2007 by Betsy Bird

Elijah of Buxton By Christopher Paul Curtis Scholastic Books $16.99 For ages 10 and up. Before I begin I’d just like to make the note that this is a review from the Advanced Reader Copy of this book. My copy does not have the final text that will appear in the Author’s Note (a fact […]

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