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Christopher Paul Curtis
Christopher Paul Curtis is the author of the Newbery Medal winner Bud, Not Buddy. He writes engaging historical fiction for young readers, often featuring resourceful protagonists. His stories are full of heart and humor.
The madman of Piney Woods
Synopsis
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.