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Bucking the Sargeby Christopher Paul CurtisISBN 0440413311 (0-440-41331-1)
Softcover, Laurel Leaf
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bucking the Sarge'Book summary:Luther T. Farrell has got to get out of Flint, Michigan.
As his best friend Sparky says, Flints nothing but the Titanic.
And his mother, a.k.a. the Sarge, says, Take my advice and stay off the sucker path.
The Sarge milked the system to build an empire of slum housing and group homes. Luthers just one of the many people trapped in the Sarges Evil Empirebut hes about to bust out.
If Luther wins the science fair this year, hell be on track for college and a future as Americas best-known and best-loved philosopher. All hes got to do is beat his arch rival Shayla Patrick, the beautiful daughter of Flints finest undertakerand the love of Luthers life.
Sparkys escape plans involve a pit bull named Poofy and the worlds scariest rat. Oh, and Luther. Add to the mix Chester X., Luthers mysterious roommate; Dontay Gaddy, a lawyer whose phone number is 1-800-SUEM ALL; and Darnell Dixon, the Sarges go-to guy who knows how to break all the rules.
Bucking the Sarge is a story that only Christopher Paul Curtis could tell. Once again the Newbery Awardwinning author of Bud, Not Buddy and The Watsons Go to Birmingham1963 gives us a whole new angle on life and a world full of unforgettable and hilarious characters. Readers will root for Luther and Sparky every step of the way.
Praise for The Watsons Go to Birmingham1963:
An exceptional first novel. Publishers Weekly, Starred
Ribald humor . . . and a totally believable childs view of the world will make this book an instant hit. School Library
Journal, Starred
Praise for Bud, Not Buddy:
Curtis has given a fresh, new look to a traditional orphan-finds-a-home story that would be a crackerjack read-aloud.
School Library Journal, Starred
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Bud, Not Buddyby Christopher Paul CurtisISBN 0440413281 (0-440-41328-1)
Softcover, Yearling Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bud, Not Buddy'Book summary:"It's funny how ideas are, in a lot of ways they're just like seeds. Both of them start real, real small and then... woop, zoop, sloop... before you can say Jack Robinson, they've gone and grown a lot bigger than you ever thought they could." So figures scrappy 10-year-old philosopher Bud--"not Buddy"--Caldwell, an orphan on the run from abusive foster homes and Hoovervilles in 1930s Michigan. And the idea that's planted itself in his head is that Herman E. Calloway, standup-bass player for the Dusky Devastators of the Depression, is his father.
Guided only by a flier for one of Calloway's shows--a small, blue poster that had mysteriously upset his mother shortly before she died--Bud sets off to track down his supposed dad, a man he's never laid eyes on. And, being 10, Bud-not-Buddy gets into all sorts of trouble along the way, barely escaping a monster-infested woodshed, stealing a vampire's car, and even getting tricked into "busting slob with a real live girl." Christopher Paul Curtis, author of The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963, once again exhibits his skill for capturing the language and feel of an era and creates an authentic, touching, often hilarious voice in little Bud. (Ages 8 to 12) --Paul Hughes [via]
More editions of Bud, Not Buddy:
- Bud, Not Buddy: ISBN 0553494104 (0-553-49410-4)
Softcover, Laurel Leaf - Bud, Not Buddy: ISBN 0385323069 (0-385-32306-9)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books - Bud, Not Buddy: ISBN 0030654831 (0-03-065483-1)
Hardcover, Holt, Rinehart, and Winston - Bud, Not Buddy: ISBN 0606229558 (0-606-22955-8)
Hardcover, Demco Media - Bud, Not Buddy: ISBN 0440413281 (0-440-41328-1)
Softcover, Yearling Books
- Bud, Not Buddy: ISBN 0553494104 (0-553-49410-4)
Elijah of Buxtonby Christopher Paul CurtisISBN 0439936470 (0-439-93647-0)
Softcover, Scholastic Canada, Limited
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Mr. Chickee's Funny Moneyby Christopher Paul CurtisISBN 0440229197 (0-440-22919-7)
Softcover, Yearling Books
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Mr. Chickee's Messy Missionby Christopher Paul CurtisISBN 0440229227 (0-440-22922-7)
Softcover, Yearling Books
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The Prince and the Pauperby Mark Twain, Christopher Paul CurtisISBN 0375761128 (0-375-76112-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Prince and the Pauper'Book summary:Set in sixteenth-century England, Mark Twain's classic "tale for young people of all ages" features two identical-looking boys-a prince and a pauper-who trade clothes and step into each other's lives. While the urchin, Tom Canty, discovers luxury and power, Prince Edward, dressed in rags, roams his kingdom and experiences the cruelties inflicted on the poor by the Tudor monarchy. As Christopher Paul Curtis observes in his Introduction, The Prince and the Pauper is "funny, adventurous, and exciting, yet also chock-full of . . . exquisitely reasoned harangues against society's ills."This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the Mark Twain Project edition, which is the approved text of the Center for Scholarly Editions of the Modern Language Association. [via]
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A Reading Guide to the Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963by Mark Twain, Christopher Paul CurtisISBN 0439298024 (0-439-29802-4)
Softcover, Scholastic
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The Watsons Go To Birmingham--1963by Christopher Paul CurtisISBN 044022800X (0-440-22800-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Watsons Go To Birmingham--1963'Book summary:The year is 1963, and self-important Byron Watson is the bane of his younger brother Kenny's existence. Constantly in trouble for one thing or another, from straightening his hair into a "conk" to lighting fires to freezing his lips to the mirror of the new family car, Byron finally pushes his family too far. Before this "official juvenile delinquent" can cut school or steal change one more time, Momma and Dad finally make good on their threat to send him to the deep south to spend the summer with his tiny, strict grandmother. Soon the whole family is packed up, ready to make the drive from Flint, Michigan, straight into one of the most chilling moments in America's history: the burning of the Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church with four little girls inside.
Christopher Paul Curtis's alternately hilarious and deeply moving novel, winner of the Newbery Honor and the Coretta Scott King Honor, blends the fictional account of an African American family with the factual events of the violent summer of 1963. Fourth grader Kenny is an innocent and sincere narrator; his ingenuousness lends authenticity to the story and invites readers of all ages into his world, even as it changes before his eyes. Curtis is also the acclaimed author of Bud, Not Buddy, winner of the Newbery Medal. (Ages 9 to 12) --Emilie Coulter [via]
More editions of The Watsons Go To Birmingham--1963:
- The Watsons Go To Birmingham--1963: ISBN 0440414121 (0-440-41412-1)
Softcover, Yearling Books - The Watsons Go To Birmingham--1963: ISBN 003054789X (0-03-054789-X)
Hardcover, Holt Rinehart & Winston - The Watsons Go To Birmingham--1963: ISBN 0385321759 (0-385-32175-9)
Hardcover, Delacorte Pr - The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963: ISBN 0440228360 (0-440-22836-0)
Softcover, Random House Children's Books - The Watsons Go To Birmingham--1963: ISBN 0606109935 (0-606-10993-5)
Hardcover, Demco Media - The Watsons Go To Birmingham--1963: ISBN 044022800X (0-440-22800-X)
Softcover, Laurel Leaf
- The Watsons Go To Birmingham--1963: ISBN 0440414121 (0-440-41412-1)
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