Christopher Paul Curtis

The Mighty Miss Malone (2012)

Apparently Deza Malone appeared in Curtis' Bud Not Buddy, but it has been a long time since I listened to it, so I do not remember her.I think the picture on the front of this book matches perfectly with the character inside the book. The book opens with Deza and her best friend Clarice finishing...

Bucking the Sarge (2006)

Christopher Paul Curtis continually amazes me. He can tell a story so wild and crazy that the entire idea behind it seems totally outlandish and absurd, completely unbelievable, yet he is so skillful at finding ways to ground his characters in the bedrock of reality that, ultimately, the story do...

Mr. Chickee's Messy Mission (2007)

Elijah of Buxton (2007)

Elijah is a “fragile” boy. After playing a practical joke on his elders, his mother repays the effort by having Elijah pull out a snake from a cookie jar. The boy runs screaming through the forest, and we are exposed to why his family has given him this tag. Elijah as the first free born black ch...