Curtis is the father of two daughters, Ayaan Leslie, born in 2010, and Ebyaan Hothan, born in 2012 to Curtis and his wife, Habon Aden Curtis. Curtis is an alumnus of the University of Michigan-Flint (UM-Flint). Herman Elmer Curtis, a chiropodist and factory worker/supervisor, and Leslie Jane Curtis, an educator. His latest book, The Mighty Miss Malone, was released in January of 2012.Ĭhristopher Paul Curtis was born in Flint, Michigan, on to Dr.
His book Elijah of Buxton (winner of the Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award, the Coretta Scott King Award, and a Newbery Honor) is set in a free Black community in Ontario that was founded in 1849 by runaway slaves. Bud, Not Buddy is the first novel to receive both the Coretta Scott King Award and the Newbery Medal.
Awards-Newbery Medal (2) Coretta Scott King AwardĬhristopher Paul Curtis is an American children's author and a Newbery Medal winner who wrote The Watsons Go to Birmingham: 1963 and the critically acclaimed Bud, Not Buddy.Education-B.A., University of Michigan-Flint.
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