Christopher Paul Curtis, Author. Dell/Yearling $5.99 (256p) ISBN 978-0-440-41328-8 A 10-year-old boy in Depression-era Michigan sets out to find the man he believes to be his father.

Christopher Paul Curtis is an American-Canadian author known for writing historical fiction for young readers. His book Bud, Not Buddy won the Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award in 2000.

Christopher Paul Curtis didn’t set out to write a classic kids’ novel 25 years ago. “The Watsons Go to Birmingham — 1963,” his first book, was originally a simple family road trip story ...

Curtis and his work partner devised a system: instead of working together at the same time, they would alternate working very fast for 30 minute periods while the other rested.

Our final book for Al’s Book Club for Kids is “Bud, Not Buddy,” by Christopher Paul Curtis. The main character is ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy, who's had hard times and is on the run.

Christopher Paul Curtis admitted he was a bit nervous before his Barnes & Noble visit on Saturday, but attendees may have had a difficult time noticing. He seemed right at home because, well, he ...

In honor of the 25th anniversary of author Christopher Paul Curtis's Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honor-winning novel 'The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963,' we asked Curtis and his editor Wendy ...

That happened in the mid-'90s when Christopher Paul Curtis released his first book, The Watsons Go to Birmingham — 1963. It's the story of a hilarious 10-year-old named Kenny whose family is ...

Flint native Christopher Paul Curtis will present his latest book, “The Madman of Piney Woods,” from 7-9 p.m. Thursday at the Berkley High School Auditorium, 2325 Catalpa.

The beloved children’s classic and Newbery Honor award-winner, ‘The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963’ by Christopher Paul Curtis. Although the church bombing is central to the plot of the ...

Ask Cydney Curtis what her daddy does, and she'll likely tell you, "Nothing." That her father, Christopher Paul Curtis, is an award-winning writer of children's books isn't all that, well ...