For more books by Curtis, see: Bud, Not Buddy (1999); Bucking the Sarge (2004); Mr. Chickee's Funny Money (2005); Mr. Chickee's Messy Mission (2007); Elijah of Buxton (2007); The Mighty Miss Malone (2012); The Madman of Piney Woods (2014); and The Journey of Little Charlie (2018).
For further novels concerning the Civil Rights Movement for middle schools, consider: One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia; Yankee Girl by Mary Ann Rodman; Clean Getaway by Nic Stone; With the Might of Angels (Dear America) by Andrea Davis Pinkney; Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose; Walking to the Bus-Rider Blues by Harriette Gillem Robinet; and This Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story...