Bucking the Sarge

The Madman of Piney Woods

The Mighty Miss Malone

The Journey of Little Charlie

Mr. Chickee's Messy Mission (Mr. Chickee's Series)

Copper Sun

We Are Not from Here

The Awakening of Malcolm X

Newbery Medalist and CSK Award winner Christopher Paul Curtis's debut middle-grade/young-YA novel for Scholastic features his trademark humor, compelling storytelling, and unique narrative voice. Eleven-year-old Elijah is the first child born into freedom in Buxton, Canada, a settlement of runaway slaves just over the border from Detroit. He's best known in his hometown as the boy who made a memorable impression on Frederick Douglass. But things change when a former slave steals money from Elijah's friend, who has been saving to buy his family out of captivity in the South. Elijah embarks on a dangerous journey to America in pursuit of the thief, and he discovers firsthand the unimaginable horrors of the life his parents fled -- a life from which he'll always be free, if he can find the courage to get back home.

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Bucking the Sarge

Christopher Paul Curtis, 2004

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

Mr. Chickee's Messy Mission (Mr. Chickee's Series)

Christopher Paul Curtis, 2007

Copper Sun

Sharon M. Draper, 2006

We Are Not from Here

Jenny Torres Sanchez, 2020

The Awakening of Malcolm X

Tiffany D. Jackson, Ilyasah Shabazz, 2021