Bud, Not Buddy Christopher Paul Curtis

Awards

Bud, Not Buddy received the 2000 Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature, over twenty years after the first African American author had received the honor.[12] Christopher Paul Curtis was also recognized with the 2000 Coretta Scott King Award, an award given to outstanding African-American authors. These national honors were given in addition to fourteen different state awards.[2][20]

Bud, Not Buddy Awards
1999 Best Book of the Year by School Library Journal
1999 Best Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly Notable
1999 Notable Book of the Year by New York Times
1999 Parents Choice Award
2000 Blackboard Book of the Year
2000 Newbery Medal for the Most Distinguished Contribution to American Literature for Children
2000 Coretta Scott King Award
2000 International Reading Associations Children's and Young Adults Book Awards
2002 William Allen White Children's Book Award (Grades 6-8)

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