

Loading... Bud, Not Buddy (1999)by Christopher Paul Curtis
![]() » 7 more No current Talk conversations about this book. "Afterward" author tells about connections between his life and this book. Great story -- Bud is a wonderful kid, making his way in the Depression in Michigan. He goes on a quest to find his father and finds much more than that. His rules for life are funny, and his irrepressible spirit is inspiring. This book follows a young African American orphan in the Great Depression. He escapes his foster home and goes on a series of adventures until her meets the man he was looking for, who ends up being his grandfather. The book displays the hardships of the Great Depression as well as the hardships of being a young black man during that time. I would say that this would be a good book for 4th or 5th grade and up depending on a students reading level. This book was about an African American boy that was a part of the foster system. I think that this book would be great for 5th grade or middle school, and would be best to learn more about and have more empathy for children in different situations. In the end, this book was really great and very sad because it is very real, but it is a good story for children to read and learn from. Grades 4-8 Coretta Scott King Book Awards 1970-2021 John Newberry Medal Award 1922-2021 Golden Kite Awards 1971-2021 Is contained inHas as a student's study guideHas as a teacher's guide
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. No library descriptions found. |
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