Elijah of Buxton

The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963

Mr. Chickee's Funny Money (Mr. Chickee's Series)

Bud, Not Buddy

The Madman of Piney Woods

The Mighty Miss Malone

The Journey of Little Charlie

The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom

Luther T. Farrell has got to get out of Flint, Michigan.

As his best friend Sparky says, “Flint’s nothing but the Titanic.”

And his mother, a.k.a. the Sarge, says, “Take my advice and stay off the sucker path.”

The Sarge milked the system to build an empire of slum housing and group homes. Luther’s just one of the many people trapped in the Sarge’s Evil Empire—but he’s about to bust out.

If 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.

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Elijah of Buxton

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The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963

Christopher Paul Curtis, 1998

Mr. Chickee's Funny Money (Mr. Chickee's Series)

Christopher Paul Curtis, 2005

Bud, Not Buddy

Christopher Paul Curtis, 1999

The Madman of Piney Woods

Christopher Paul Curtis, 2014

The Mighty Miss Malone

Christopher Paul Curtis, 2012

The Journey of Little Charlie

Christopher Paul Curtis, 2018

The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom

Margarita Engle, 2008