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Bud, Not Buddy

by Christopher Paul Curtis

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

It's 1936 Flint, Michigan. Times may be hard, and 10-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy, but Bud's got a few things going for him: 1. He has his own suitcase full of special things; 2. He's the author of Bud Caldwell's Rules and Things for Having a Funner Life and Making a Better Liar Out of Yourself; 3. His momma never told him who his father was, but she left a clue: posters of Herman E. Calloway and his band of renown, the Dusky Devastators of the Depression. Bud is sure those posters will lead him to his father. Once he decides to hit the road, nothing can stop him, not hunger, not fear, not would-be vampires, not even Herman E. Calloway himself.

Synopsis:

It’s 1936, in Flint, Michigan, and when 10-year-old Bud decides to hit the road to find his father, nothing can stop him.

About the Author

Christopher Paul Curtis is the author of the Newbery Honor–winning The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963.

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bellevue, April 7, 2009 (view all comments by bellevue)
Wow!!! What a great book. Everyone should read it if you are interested in a great ending.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780440413288
Author:
Curtis, Christopher Paul
Publisher:
Yearling Books
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Action & Adventure
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Literature - Classics / Contemporary
Subject:
Depressions
Subject:
Social Situations - Runaways
Subject:
Runaways
Subject:
African Americans
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Nonfiction - General
Subject:
Action & Adventure - General
Subject:
Social Issues - Runaways
Subject:
Runaway children
Series:
Fiction
Series Volume:
107-329
Publication Date:
January 2002
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
256
Dimensions:
770x522x64 38
Age Level:
09-12

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