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Christopher Paul Curtis
AuthorBooks · Second handSince 1953
Christopher Paul Curtis is an American children's book author. His first novel, The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963, was published in 1995 and brought him immediate national recognition, receiving the Coretta Scott King Honor Book Award and the Newbery Honor Book Award, in addition to numerous other awards. In 2000, he became the first person to win both the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Award—prizes received for his second novel Bud, Not Buddy—and the first African-American man to win the Newbery Medal. His novel The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963 was made into a television film in 2013.
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About Christopher Paul Curtis
Birth
1953
First book
1995
Years writing
31
Christopher Paul Curtis is an American children's book author. His first novel, The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963, was published in 1995 and brought him immediate national recognition, receiving the Coretta Scott King Honor Book Award and the Newbery Honor Book Award, in addition to numerous other awards. In 2000, he became the first person to win both the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Award—prizes received for his second novel Bud, Not Buddy—and the first African-American man to win the Newbery Medal. His novel The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963 was made into a television film in 2013.
Christopher Paul Curtis was born in 1953 in the city of Flint, Michigan.
He is a renowned American author specializing in children's and young adult literature.
His most iconic work is the acclaimed novel Bud, Not Buddy.
The author has published nearly 50 works throughout his prolific literary career.
His stories often explore deep and meaningful themes of the American experience.
