The Madman of Piney Woods, Christopher Paul Curtis
The Madman of Piney Woods, Christopher Paul Curtis
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The Madman of Piney Woods

Author: Christopher Paul Curtis

Narrator: Kirby Heyborne, JD Jackson

Unabridged: 8 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/30/2014


Synopsis

Bestselling Newbery Medalist Christopher Paul Curtis delivers a powerful companion to his multiple award-winning ELIJAH OF BUXTON.

Benji and Red couldn't be more different. They aren't friends. They don't even live in the same town. But their fates are entwined. A chance meeting leads the boys to discover that they have more in common than meets the eye. Both of them have encountered a strange presence in the forest, watching them, tracking them. Could the Madman of Piney Woods be real?

In a tale brimming with intrigue and adventure, Christopher Paul Curtis returns to the vibrant world he brought to life in Elijah of Buxton. Here is another novel that will break your heart -- and expand it, too.

About The Author

Christopher Paul Curtis was awarded both a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Honor for his debut book THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM and won the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Award for his second book, BUD, NOT BUDDY. Mr. Curtis is also the author of the Golden Kite Award-winning BUCKING THE SARGE, as well as MR. CHICKEE'S FUNNY MONEY, MR. CHICKEE'S MESSY MISSION, and ELIJAH OF BUXTON.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Betsy on July 24, 2014

No author hits it out of the park every time. No matter how talented or clever a writer might be, if their heart isn’t in a project it shows. In the case of Christopher Paul Curtis, when he loves what he’s writing the sheets of paper on which he types practically set on fire. When he doesn’t? It’s l......more

Goodreads review by Alex on December 17, 2014

It's 1901 and two 13 year old boys, Benji Alston, an African Canadian living in Buxton, an area settled by former slaves, and Alvin "Red" Stockard, a red-headed Irish Canadian living in nearby Chatham, an area populated by Irish immigrants, are destined to meet…eventually. Their lives are separated......more

Goodreads review by Benji on January 13, 2015

Wow. Another great one to add to the Newbery 2015 contender list. Christopher Paul Curtis sits right up there with the rest of my favorite authors. He's one of the best.......more

Goodreads review by Teresa on April 12, 2017

The year is 1901, and an unlikely friendship between two boys is about to blossom. Red lives in Chatham, Ontario with his judge father and Irish grandmother. Benji lives in nearby Buxton, an Ontario town founded by escaped slaves from the southern United States, with his parents and two insufferable......more

Goodreads review by Tasha on November 17, 2014

This companion novel to Elijah of Buxton continues the story of the town of Buxton and the people who live there. This book, which takes place forty years after the first book, is the story of two boys, Benji and Red. Benji, who lives in Buxton, dreams of becoming a newspaper reporter. He has two pe......more