Here is the Christopher Paul Curtis Information:

Genre:

Historical Fiction
The Great Depression
-Hoovervilles
The Civil Rights Movement
-The Church Bombing
Contemporary Realistic Fiction
-Teenagers in Low-Income Areas



Literary Elements:
Humor
•To entice readers, especially children
•Bud’s Rules
Character Development
•Detailed, In-depth, believable, and relatable characters based on real life


Family:
In his Books
•Different Views of Families Shown
•Importance and Positive Aspects of Family
In his Life
•Uses as Inspiration, Ideas, Editors

Interview:
http://content.scholastic.com/brows media.jsp?id=92

Books:

•The Watsons Go To Birmingham—1963
Random House 1995
•Bud, Not Buddy
Scholastic Inc. 1999
•Bucking the Sarge
Random House 2004
•Mr. Chickee’s Funny Money
Random House 2005
•Mr. Chickee’s Messy Mission
Random House 2005
•Elijah of Buxton
Scholastic Inc. 2007

Resources:

Christopher Paul Curtis’ Website:
http://www.randomhouse.com/features/christopherpaulcurtis/index.htm
Offical Scholastic Website and Video Interview:
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/search/?query=Christopher+Paul+Curtis&Ntt=Christopher+Paul+Curtis&Ntk=SCHL30_SI&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&N=0&Nty=1&No=0
Biographies:
http://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm?author_number=493
http://www.answers.com/topic/christopher-paul-curtis
http://www.hbook.com/magazine/articles/2000/jul00_lamb.asp
Interviews:
http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-curtis-christopher-paul.asp
Teacher Resources:
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/curtis.htm