zebra123456 Moderator
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| Subject: Bud, Not Buddy April 26th 2008, 11:10 am | |
| This book takes place in The Great Depression, 1936, in Flint, Michigan. Bud's mother died when Bud was 6. He moves from foster home to foster home, all of them abusing him. So, he sets foot on his own, using clues from his mother to find his father that he never knew. All alone. He wants to travel states away, to California, where he believes his father is. The problem is, he can only walk by foot. In his mind, he's a fugitive. He gets a ride with a kind man (Bud lies well...LOL! He lies in half the book!) and he takes him to someone. That someone is not his father. But he does find a something, even greater than his father.
The title comes from something his mother once told him, "Bud, don't let anyone call you Buddy. That's a name for a friend. And, if they're calling you Buddy, they're are not your friend."
This book was wonderful. The author, Christopher Paul Curtis, bases 2 main characters on his grandfathers. Once, Earl "Lefty" Lewis, was a baseball player. He's the one that gave Bud the ride to California. He lives there, anyway.
The other is Herman E. Calloway. He was in a band (in real life and in the book) called the "Dusky Devastators of the Depression!!!!!!" The band changes its name, a lot. I'm not going to tell you who he is in the book.
It's a wonderful book! | |
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Super Sonic34 Owner/Founder
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| Subject: Re: Bud, Not Buddy April 26th 2008, 11:28 am | |
| Looks like a good book, and nice decription... | |
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zebra123456 Moderator
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| Subject: Re: Bud, Not Buddy April 26th 2008, 11:34 am | |
| It is a good book! And thanks! | |
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Silver the Hedgehog Forum Member
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| Subject: Re: Bud, Not Buddy April 27th 2008, 12:42 pm | |
| I'm assigned this book in class right now... lol
I live by flint! an hour away! | |
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Icyoooppplaa Administrator
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| Subject: Re: Bud, Not Buddy April 27th 2008, 1:32 pm | |
| I read this book in class. Its actually a pretty good book | |
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zebra123456 Moderator
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| Subject: Re: Bud, Not Buddy April 27th 2008, 2:08 pm | |
| - Chain_Chomp3000 wrote:
- I'm assigned this book in class right now... lol
I live by flint! an hour away! Freaky! LOL! Icy-Cool! I don't like much books, but I loved this one! | |
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