0-385-32307-7 $15.95. Bucking the Sarge does some very interesting things to really draw you into the story and develop a genuine care about the characters, but I would be lying if I told you I walked away with a positive impression of the story itself. Bucking the Sarge. The Sarge brings a new client into the group home, an old man named Chester X. Print. flag. Bucking the Sarge is a story that only Christopher Paul Curtis could tell. Bucking the Sarge. Parents need to know that Bucking the Sarge by Newbery - and Coretta Scott King-honored author Chris Curtis (The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963) is about 15 … c2004. JS* Two women dominate the life of Luther T. Farrell, age 15. Once again the Newbery Award–winning author of Bud, Not Buddy and The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 gives us a whole new angle on life and a world full of unforgettable and hilarious characters. Readers will root for Luther and Sparky every step of the way. No_Favorite. Luther T. Farrell has got to get out of Flint, Michigan.As his best friend Sparky says, “Flint’s nothing but the Titanic.”And his mother, a.k.a. We just read the book in our English 2 class and we had to make it for a project. Bucking the Sarge by Christopher Paul Curtis ISBN 13: 9780385323079 ISBN 10: 0385323077 Hardback; New York: Random House Children's Books, 2004-09-14; ISBN-13: 978-0385323079 Once again the Newbery Award–winning author of Bud, Not Buddy and The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 gives us a whole new angle on life and a world full of unforgettable and hilarious characters. Bucking the Sarge by Christopher Paul Curtis. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! EMBED. He's in love with his beautiful classmate Shayla, though she is his rival to win the school science fair. Bucking the Sarge, by Christopher Paul Curtis, is a coming-of-age story. 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