Title: Bud, Not Buddy
Author: Christopher Paul
Curtis
Genre: Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
Age Level: 6th-8th
Summary: An orphaned boy named Bud, not Buddy is determined to find a
family. After four years in an orphanage at the height of the Great Depression
and a bad experience in a foster home placement, Bud sets out on a journey from
Flint, Michigan
to Grand Rapids
on foot. With only a suitcase filled with some of his mother's possessions
which he believes are clues to finding his father, Bud finds the man he
believes to be his father, a legendary jazz musician named Herman E. Calloway. The
band takes him under their wing. Finally, it is discovered that Herman E.
Calloway is not Bud's father, but his grandfather. Many years ago Bud's mother
ran away, and now her son is reunited with the family she left, and for the
first time since his mother died, Bud feels at home. This book is a great read that is for older
readers because it is a chapter book. I
believe this book would be popular among students in my class because of the
multicultural aspect of the book.
The book is the winner of
the 2000 Newbery Medal for excellence in American
children's literature, as well as the Coretta Scott King Award that is given in
recognition of outstanding African-American authors
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