The Madman of Piney Woods, Hardcover/Christopher Paul Curtis

Awards Recommended (2015) - Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children - (Children's Fiction) Nominee (2016) - Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award - (Children's) Contributor(s): Author: Christopher Paul Curtis 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.   Review citations Kirkus Reviews / Best Of The Best/Highly Recommended - 07/01/2014 Kirkus Reviews / Exceptional Presentation - 07/01/2014 Kirkus Reviews / Book Of Special Distinction - 07/01/2014 Kirkus Reviews / Top 15 Book Of The Year - 07/01/2014 Kirkus Reviews / Highly Recommended - 07/01/2014 Booklist / Best Of The Best/Highly Recommended - pg. 74 - 07/01/2014 Booklist / Exceptional Presentation - pg. 74 - 07/01/2014 Booklist / Book Of Special Distinction - pg. 74 - 07/01/2014 Booklist / Top 15 Book Of The Year - pg. 74 - 07/01/2014 Booklist / Highly Recommended - pg. 74 - 07/01/2014 Publishers Weekly - 07/07/2014 School Library Journal - pg. 86 - 08/01/2014 Quill & Quire / Best Of The Best/Highly Recommended - pg. 37 - 09/01/2014 Quill & Quire / Exceptional Presentation - pg. 37 - 09/01/2014 Quill & Quire / Book Of Special Distinction - pg. 37 - 09/01/2014 Quill & Quire / Top 15 Book Of The Year - pg. 37 - 09/01/2014 Quill & Quire / Highly Recommended - pg. 37 - 09/01/2014 Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview / Best Of The Best/Highly Recommended - pg. 60 - 08/15/2014 Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview / Exceptional Presentation - pg. 60 - 08/15/2014 Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview / Book Of Special Distinction - pg. 60 - 08/15/2014 Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview / Top 15 Book Of The Year - pg. 60 - 08/15/2014 Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview / Highly Recommended - pg. 60 - 08/15/2014 Horn Book Magazine / Best Of The Best/Highly Recommended - pg. 105 - 09/01/2014 Horn Book Magazine / Exceptional Presentation - pg. 105 - 09/01/2014 Horn Book Magazine / Book Of Special Distinction - pg. 105 - 09/01/2014 Horn Book Magazine / Top 15 Book Of The Year - pg. 105 - 09/01/2014 Horn Book Magazine / Highly Recommended - pg. 105 - 09/01/2014 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks / Best Of The Best/Highly Recommended - 10/01/2014 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks / Exceptional Presentation - 10/01/2014 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks / Book Of Special Distinction - 10/01/2014 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks / Top 15 Book Of The Year - 10/01/2014 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks / Highly Recommended - 10/01/2014 Shelf Awareness - 10/31/2014 New York Times Book Review - pg. 27 - 11/09/2014 Voice of Youth Advocates / Marginal - 12/01/2014 Voice of Youth Advocates / Extraordinary - 12/01/2014 Voice of Youth Advocates / Recommended - Hard To Beat - 12/01/2014 Kirkus Best Middle Grade Books - pg. 82 - 11/15/2014 NY Times Notable Bks of Year - pg. 35 - 12/07/2014 Booklist Ed Choice Youth - pg. 17 - 01/01/2015 Hornbook Guide to Children / Outstanding - 01/01/2015 Hornbook Guide to Children / Acceptable - 01/01/2015 Hornbook Guide to Children / Reviewed - How Did It Get Published - 01/01/2015 BookPage - 10/01/2014