The Madman of Piney Woods by Christopher Paul Curtis audiobook

The Madman of Piney Woods

By Christopher Paul Curtis
Read by Kirby Heyborne and JD Jackson

Listening Library, Listening Library (Audio) 9780545156646
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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.

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Summary

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A 2014 New York Times Book Review Notable Book for Children

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.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“This exhilarating ‘companion book’ to the Newbery Honor–winning Elijah of Buxton is set forty years later in 1901 and introduces two boys of different backgrounds who unite to solve a mystery.” —New York Times Book Review
“A delight, featuring the author’s obvious love for his characters, his skillful use of sentiment, and his often hyperbolic humor…It is, in short, quintessential Curtis, sure to please his legions of fans and to cultivate new ones.” —Booklist (starred review)
“Humor and tragedy are often intertwined, and readers will find themselves sobbing and chuckling, sometimes in the same scene…Beautiful storytelling as only Curtis can do it.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Writing in his customary episodic style, Curtis relates their separate stories in alternating chapters, incorporating a large cast, his trademark humor and gritty hijinks, and the historical events that shaped the people and the area: slavery, the US Civil War, and Irish immigration.” —Publishers Weekly
“This companion novel to Elijah of Buxton, set forty years after its conclusion, is a powerful testimony to the joys of friendship and the cost of unresolved hatred…Although occasionally somber and heartbreaking, there is great humor, hope, and adventure from Benji and Red… Stunning.” —School Library Journal
“Both narrators deliver the boys’ self-assuredness with relish…but they shine most in the voices of the adult characters. Jackson terrifies listeners by detachedly recounting the horrors of the Civil War as the Madman. Heyborne delivers a pitch-perfect Irish accent in the voice of Grandmother O’Toole. The care in both portrayals brings depth to Curtis’ theme of the varying ways hardships can shape or damage human beings.” —AudioFile

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Author Bio: Christopher Paul Curtis

Author Bio: Christopher Paul Curtis

Christopher Paul Curtis made an outstanding debut in children’s literature with The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963. His second novel, Bud, Not Buddy, is the first book ever to receive both the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Author Award.

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Available Formats : Digital Download
Category: Fiction/Action & Adventure
Runtime: 8.99
Audience: Children (8–12)
Language: English

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