Title: Bud,
Not Buddy
Author: Christopher Paul Curtis
Publisher: Scholastic Year: 2002 c
ISBN: 0-439-22188-9
Genre: Fiction/Adventure/Historical
This book is for Ages:
8-12
Awards: Newbery
Medal; Coretta Scott King Award
AR Points: 8.0
Subjects/Themes: Family,
Finding Your Place in the World,
Plot Summary: After his mother’s death, Bud Caldwell is
shuffled from the orphanage to foster home after foster home. He finally has his fill of the cruel
treatment and abuse. Bud decides to go
“on the lam.” First he decides to “ride
the rails.” When Bud decides to go to
Grand Rapids to find his father he meets a strange man who might be a
vampire. Bud also gets to hear Jazz music
when he gets to the club of Herman E. Calloway.
Calloway says he is not Bud’s father and wants to send him away. Will Bud ever find his family?
Review: This is a great story. Bud’s rules and things to remember help him
to get through the rough spots in his world.
Bud is ingenious. His character
has all the fears of a 10-year-old on the run.
Bud is courageous. He takes his
control over his life. While Bud cannot
drive a car, he finds a way to steer himself on the right path. Christopher Paul Curtis’ detailed
descriptions are as delicious as sweet potato pie with whipped cream.
If you like this book
you may also like: Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis and Esperanza Rising
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