Bud, Not Buddy
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Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father--the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids.
Coretta Scott King Award Book
Newbery Medal winner, 2000
William Allen White Children's Book Award
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Add a Summary"when 10-year-old Bud Caldwell runs away from his new home, he realizes he has nowhere to go but to search for the father he has never known: a legendary musician advertised on some old posters his deceased mother had kept. A friendly stranger picks him up on the road in the middle of the night and deposits him in Grand Rapids, MI, with Herman E. Calloway and his jazz band, but the man Bud was convinced was his father turns out to be old, cold, and cantankery. Luckily, the band members are more welcoming; they take him in, put him to work, and begin to teach him to play an instrument. In a Victorian ending, Bud uses the rocks he has treasured from his childhood to prove his surprising relationship with Mr. Calloway. The lively humor contrasts with the grim details of the Depression-era setting and the particular difficulties faced by African Americans at the time." (Novelist Review)
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Add a CommentMy 9 year old daughter really enjoyed it. It was a great pick for her historical fiction book report. We ended up purchasing a copy for the school library.
Darned interesting, and it made a good read-aloud, as well. Bud is quite a determined little cuss, and the times and places he lived in are enlightening to read about.
is this book good ?? because i have to read it and i just wanted to ask somebody is this book good
This book kind of just flowed.My mother liked it,I liked it,and i'm sure my little sister would have liked it.