Bucking the Sarge
ืืืื 2009 ยท Laurel Leaf
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Luther T. Farrell has got to get out of Flint, Michigan.
As his best friend Sparky says, โFlintโs nothing but the Titanic.โ
And his mother, a.k.a. the Sarge, says, โTake my advice and stay off the sucker path.โ
The Sarge milked the system to build an empire of slum housing and group homes. Lutherโs just one of the many people trapped in the Sargeโs Evil Empireโbut heโs about to bust out.
If Luther wins the science fair this year, heโll be on track for college and a future as Americaโs best-known and best-loved philosopher. All heโs got to do is beat his arch rival Shayla Patrick, the beautiful daughter of Flintโs finest undertakerโand the love of Lutherโs life.
Sparkyโs escape plans involve a pit bull named Poofy and the worldโs scariest rat. Oh, and Luther. Add to the mix Chester X., Lutherโs mysterious roommate; Dontay Gaddy, a lawyer whose phone number is 1-800-SUEโM ALL; and Darnell Dixon, the Sargeโs go-to guy who knows how to break all the rules.
Bucking the Sarge is a story that only Christopher Paul Curtis could tell. Once again the Newbery Awardโwinning author of Bud, Not Buddy and The Watsons Go to Birminghamโ1963 gives us a whole new angle on life and a world full of unforgettable and hilarious characters. Readers will root for Luther and Sparky every step of the way.
Praise for The Watsons Go to Birminghamโ1963:
โAn exceptional first novel.โโPublishers Weekly, Starred
โRibald humor . . . and a totally believable childโs view of the world will make this book an instant hit.โโSchool Library
Journal, Starred
Praise for Bud, Not Buddy:
โCurtis has given a fresh, new look to a traditional orphan-finds-a-home story that would be a crackerjack read-aloud.โ
โSchool Library Journal, Starred
As his best friend Sparky says, โFlintโs nothing but the Titanic.โ
And his mother, a.k.a. the Sarge, says, โTake my advice and stay off the sucker path.โ
The Sarge milked the system to build an empire of slum housing and group homes. Lutherโs just one of the many people trapped in the Sargeโs Evil Empireโbut heโs about to bust out.
If Luther wins the science fair this year, heโll be on track for college and a future as Americaโs best-known and best-loved philosopher. All heโs got to do is beat his arch rival Shayla Patrick, the beautiful daughter of Flintโs finest undertakerโand the love of Lutherโs life.
Sparkyโs escape plans involve a pit bull named Poofy and the worldโs scariest rat. Oh, and Luther. Add to the mix Chester X., Lutherโs mysterious roommate; Dontay Gaddy, a lawyer whose phone number is 1-800-SUEโM ALL; and Darnell Dixon, the Sargeโs go-to guy who knows how to break all the rules.
Bucking the Sarge is a story that only Christopher Paul Curtis could tell. Once again the Newbery Awardโwinning author of Bud, Not Buddy and The Watsons Go to Birminghamโ1963 gives us a whole new angle on life and a world full of unforgettable and hilarious characters. Readers will root for Luther and Sparky every step of the way.
Praise for The Watsons Go to Birminghamโ1963:
โAn exceptional first novel.โโPublishers Weekly, Starred
โRibald humor . . . and a totally believable childโs view of the world will make this book an instant hit.โโSchool Library
Journal, Starred
Praise for Bud, Not Buddy:
โCurtis has given a fresh, new look to a traditional orphan-finds-a-home story that would be a crackerjack read-aloud.โ
โSchool Library Journal, Starred
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CHRISTOPHER PAUL CURTIS is the recipient of the Coretta Scott KingโVirginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. He won the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Award for his bestselling second novel, Bud, Not Buddy. His first novel, The Watsons Go to Birminghamโ1963, was also singled out for many awards, among them a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Honor, and has been made into a Hallmark Channel Original Movie.
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Curtis grew up in Flint, Michigan. After high school he began working on the assembly line at the Fisher Body Plant No. 1 while attending the Flint branch of the University of Michigan. He is now a full-time writer. He lives with his family in Windsor, Ontario.
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Curtis grew up in Flint, Michigan. After high school he began working on the assembly line at the Fisher Body Plant No. 1 while attending the Flint branch of the University of Michigan. He is now a full-time writer. He lives with his family in Windsor, Ontario.
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