Christopher Paul Curtis on Historical Fiction for Children

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Christopher Paul Curtis won a Newbery honor and a Coretta Scott King honor for his book “The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963.” He reads an excerpt from “Bud, Not Buddy,” -- the story of a ten year old Black boy living on his own during the Great Depression.  Curtis tells Judith Strasser why he writes historical fiction, and how he moved from hanging doors on a factory floor to becoming a writer.