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Luther wins the science fair this year, he’ll be on track
for college and a future as America’s best-known and best-loved
philosopher. All he’s got to do is beat his arch rival Shayla
Patrick, the beautiful daughter of Flint’s finest undertaker
— and the love of Luther’s life.
Sparky’s
escape plans involve a pit bull named Poofy and the world’s
scariest rat. Oh, and Luther. Add to the mix Chester X., Luther’s
mysterious roommate; Dontay Gaddy, a lawyer whose phone number
is 1-800-SUE’M ALL; and Darnell Dixon, the Sarge’s
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 Award–winning author of Bud,
Not Buddy and The Watsons Go to Birmingham —
1963 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.
REVIEW QUOTES
Praise
for The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963:
“An
exceptional first novel.”
—Publishers Weekly, Starred
“Ribald
humor . . . and a totally believable child’s 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
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Born in Flint, Michigan, Christopher Paul Curtis spent his first
13 years after high school on the assembly line of Flint’s
historic Fisher Body Plant #1. His job entailed hanging car doors,
and it left him with an aversion to getting into and out of large
automobiles — particularly big Buicks.
Curtis’s
writing — and his dedication to it — has been greatly
influenced by his family members, particularly his wife, Kaysandra.
With grandfathers like Earl “Lefty” Lewis, a Negro
Baseball League pitcher, and 1930s bandleader Herman E. Curtis,
Sr., of Herman Curtis and the Dusky Devastators of the Depression,
it is easy to see why Christopher Paul Curtis was destined to
become an entertainer.
Christopher
Paul Curtis made an outstanding debut in children’s literature
with The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963.
His second novel, Bud, Not Buddy, is the first
book ever to receive both the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott
King Author Award.
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