1. In 1993, Kaysandra Curtis encouraged her husband to take a year off to write and earn his bachelor of arts degree.
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2 Facts About Curtis
2. In 2000 Christopher Paul Curtis became the first writer to concurrently win both the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Award, two of the most prestigious prizes in the field of children's literature.