Christopher Paul Curtis
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
950L
Language
English
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Battle of the Books 2022 SBCEO
Kids - Historical Fiction for Middle Graders
Kids - Suggestions for Fifth Graders
Kids - Historical Fiction for Middle Graders
Kids - Suggestions for Fifth Graders
Description
Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father--the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
920L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
The ordinary interactions and everyday routines of the Watsons, an African American family living in Flint, Michigan, are drastically changed after they go to visit Grandma in Alabama in the summer of 1963.
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Hit the road with Bud in this Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winning classic about a boy on a journey to find his father—from Christopher Paul Curtis, recipient of the Coretta Scott King–Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.
It’s 1936, in Flint Michigan. Times may be hard, and ten-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy on the run, but Bud’s got a few things going for him:
...
It’s 1936, in Flint Michigan. Times may be hard, and ten-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy on the run, but Bud’s got a few things going for him:
...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
With love and determination befitting the "world's greatest family," twelve-year-old Deza Malone, her older brother Jimmie, and their parents endure tough times in Gary, Indiana, and later Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Deeply involved in his cold and manipulative mother's shady business dealings in Flint, Michigan, fourteen-year-old Luther keeps a sense of humor while running the Happy Neighbor Group Home For Men, all the while dreaming of going to college and becoming a philosopher.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1859, eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman, the first free-born child in Buxton, Canada, which is a haven for slaves fleeing the American south, uses his wits and skills to try to bring to justice the lying preacher who has stolen money that was to be used to buy a family's freedom.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
When his poor sharecropper father is killed in an accident and leaves the family in debt, twelve-year-old Little Charlie agrees to accompany fearsome plantation overseer Cap'n Buck north in pursuit of people who have stolen from him; Cap'n Buck tells Little Charlie that his father's debt will be cleared when the fugitives are captured, which seems like a good deal until Little Charlie comes face-to-face with the people he is chasing.
Author
Series
Publisher
Everest
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
Español
Description
Durante la Gran Depresión, Bud, un niño que tiene 10 años, se escapa de su familia adoptiva y va en búsqueda de su padre. Bud cree que su padre es un gran músico.
Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father--the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Even though it is now 1901, the people of Buxton, Canada (originally a settlement of runaway slaves) and Chatham, Canada are still haunted by two events of half a century before--the American Civil War, and the Irish potato famine, and the lasting damage those events caused to the survivors.
Author
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
151 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Flint Future Detective Club members Steven Carter, his friend Russell, and Russell's huge dog Zoopy solve the mystery of a quadrillion-dollar bill with the image of James Brown on it.
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
230 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Flint Future Detective Club members Steven Carter and his friends Russell and Richelle follow Russell's dog, Rodney Rodent, into a mural to chase a demonic-looking gnome, only to find the mysterious Mr. Chickee on the other side.
Author
Publisher
Lectorum Publications Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
213 pages
Language
Español
Description
When his sharecropper father is killed, leaving the family in debt, twelve-year-old Little Charlie makes a deal to accompany fearsome plantation overseer Cap'n Buck north in pursuit of fugitives.
Author
Publisher
Lectorum Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
195 pages cm.
Language
Español
Description
The ordinary interactions and everyday routines of the Watsons, an African American family living in Flint, Michigan, are drastically changed after they go to visit Grandma in Alabama in the summer of 1963.
Series
Publisher
Raja Sharma
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource.
Language
English
Description
What Is the What" by Dave Eggers was first published in 2006. The novel is subtitled "The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng."The story in the novel is based on the real life story of Valentino Achak Deng. The story describes his struggles and how he overcame them. Achak Deng was a Sudanese refugee who had come to take refuge in the United States. He was the member of the Lost Boys of Sudan Programme.--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Raja Sharma
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource.
Language
English
Description
Bud, Not Buddy, by Christopher Paul Curtis was first published in 1999. It is a children's novel. The book was the winner of the Newbery Medal for Excellence in American Children's Literature in the year 2000. The author was also honored with the Coretta Scott King Award in the same year. This award is given to remarkable African-American writers. The story revolves around the titular character Bud Caldwell. He is a ten-year old boy. He happens to...