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Monday, April 15, 2002 • 7 p.m. First Congregational Church DOORS OPEN AT 6:15 P.M. • 1126 S.W. Park Avenue • Portland |
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TICKETS Tickets are on sale March 13 - April 14 at Central Library, the library administration building, Capitol Hill Library, Gresham Library, Hollywood Library and Midland Library. Tickets are also available at A Children's Place, Annie Bloom's Books, Looking Glass Book Store, Twenty-Third Avenue Books and Jackson's Books in Salem. For more information or to order tickets by mail, call 503.988.5402. Tickets are not available at the door. Curtis' keen, gentle sense of humor helps his readers grapple with the intense issues in his books, such as homelessness and racial tension. The powerful support of family is another theme that figures prominently in Curtis' books and in his life. His daughter Cydney contributed the unforgettable lyrics to the song Mommy Says No in Bud, Not Buddy, and his son Steven typed the longhand drafts of Curtis' books into their home computer. Curtis credits his wife Kaysandra for jump-starting his career by allowing him to quit his day job and then teasing him that he "better hurry up and start doing something constructive with his life or else start looking for a new place to live." After his lecture, Curtis will autograph his books, which will also be available for purchase. To learn more about Christopher Paul Curtis, visit Random House's author biography. You can also read about the author's visit to Powell's Books in 2000. KIDS: Check out this author profile from KidsReads! BOOK DISCUSSION LEADERS: For questions to ask and ideas to discuss, visit Multnomah County Library's Talk It Up! guides on Bud, Not Buddy and The Watsons Go to Birmingham — 1963. TEACHERS: Random House offers teachers' guides for Bud, Not Buddy and The Watsons Go to Birmingham — 1963. For teacher resources, visit the Internet School Library's Christopher Paul Curtis Teacher Resource Page. |
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