Christopher Paul Curtis
Luther T. Farrell has got to get out of Flint, Michigan.,As his best friend Sparky says, â€œFlintâ€™s nothing but the Titanic.â€,And his mother, a.k.a. the Sarge, says, â€œTake my advice and stay off the sucker path.â€,The Sarge milked the system to build an empire of slum housing and group homes. Lutherâ€™s just one of the many people trapped in the Sargeâ€™s Evil Empireâ€”but heâ€™s about to bust out.,If Luther wins the science fair this year, heâ€™ll be on track for college and a future as Americaâ€™s best-known and best-loved philosopher. All heâ€™s got to do is beat his arch rival Shayla Patrick, the beautiful daughter of Flintâ€™s finest undertakerâ€”and the love of Lutherâ€™s life.,Sparkyâ€™s escape plans involve a pit bull named Poofy and the worldâ€™s scariest rat. Oh, and Luther. Add to the mix Chester X., Lutherâ€™s mysterious roommate; Dontay Gaddy, a lawyer whose phone number is 1-800-SUEâ€™M ALL; and Darnell Dixon, the Sargeâ€™s go-to guy who knows how to break all the rules.
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Bucking the Sarge