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Summary: A Boy's Search for Family: Bud, Not Buddy
Review: Bud is a 10 year-old boy who has been living in an orphanage in Flint, Michigan. He decides to run away and find his birth father whom he thinks is Herman Calloway. The trip from Flint to Grand Rapids involves adventure, suspense, and drama. Although Herman Calloway's reception of Bud is less than sweet, the two of them learn that they are actually grandfather and grandson. It is a happy ending. I really enjoyed the different feelings I had when I read this award-winning book.
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Summary: A Review
Review: I like the part when buddy said if you tell a lie remeber the lie you said. Why did his dad leave? Why did buddy want to see his dad so bad? I give Bud not buddy five stars.
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Summary: A Depression-era Oliver Twist
Review: This book can really tug at your heartstrings. From being "imprisoned" by his foster family, to being helped in the food lines by a family of strangers, to the first kiss, to meeting Lefty Lewis, to finally meeting his "father", this story about the trials and tribulations of Bud-not-Buddy Caldwell is delightful. In addition, the author did a good job describing the sights and sounds of Depression-era United States. I think the book is truly worthy of the Newbery honor. (By the way, see if you don't see a bit of the Oliver Twist story in this story.)
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Summary: bud, not buddy
Review: bud, not buddy is a very warm story that shows you never give up.I think this book is a wonderful book, it taught me that every book is good you just have to read it befor you jdge it that is always how I decided to pick a book. The whole story line is very clear and that is how to make a wonderful book.
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Summary: Solid, but tries too hard
Review: Christopher Paul Curtis (THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM) comes back at us now with his second effort, which, unfortunately, doesn't nearly match the authenticity and honesty of his first one. Bud, his 10 year old protagonist, veers in voice from six to adult, sometimes in the midst of the same page. And Curtis seems sometimes to be trying too hard to find pins on which readers can hang their hats: he thanks every young adult author of note in his acknowledgements, writes a children's librarian character who's just shy on the goodness scale from Mother Teresa, manages to work in the Negro baseball leagues AND Hoovervilles AND the early labor organizing days of the Pullman's union AND black jazz...I found myself exhausted by it all. What gets lost is Bud, a kid who, without all the bells and whistles, has a hell of a story to tell.
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Summary: My mom made me read this book!
Review: I thought this was a great book. There was a lot of adventure, humor and great characters. I also liked the way Bud had flashbacks from previous times.The other cool thing was that Bud was my age and was totally on his own even though he had a lot of help from friendly strangers. Another reason this book was really neat was that it was very suspenseful. I couldn't wait to finish it. I give this book 5 stars - you should read it, too.
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Summary: Bubbling Buddy!
Review: This book is EXCELLENT! I really enjoyed this book. I think Bud has an eager hard drive spirit. He is vibrant. I felt sad that he had to endure so much pain and suffering after his mother's death. I can tell right off that his mother raised him well. This book is well developed and very easy to read. It keeps you alert and interested. Read it today!
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Summary: AMAZING!
Review: This book was just about the best book I ever read. My class was read this book in school by our librarian. I thought this book was an impression of what a motherness black boy would do in the 30's. I was happy when Bud was happy, and nervous when Bud was nervous. I truly loved this book!
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Summary: a good book
Review: This is a great book. It tells the book thruogh the eyes of the main character which i realy like in a book because you can see if he's scared or not. If you like a book that shows the book through the eyes of the main character you should read this book.
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Summary: This is a tough one to rate
Review: My first thought on reading this book was that it is NOT as wonderful as Holes, Maniac Magee, The Giver, or many of the previous Newbery winners. It doesn't have the complexity of plot or the delightful quality of the magic that can exist in the written word like the above titles do. I also thought that the truth about the identity of Bud's background was much too transparent. But, after re-reading it, and talking to young people about this book, I changed my mind. Bud is a storybook character that lives and breathes for the children who read about him. He has the same fears, foibles, and hopes that most young people possess. His 'Rules For A Better Life..' bring smiles to the children who read them. Kids root for Bud with as much vigor and enthusiasm as they did for Stanley in Holes, Jeffrey in Maniac Magee, and Jonas in The Giver. Children are comforted by the fact that there is a happy ending and that they can see exactly where it is heading. So I readjusted my 48 year old way of viewing literature, and tried to look at this book through the eyes of a child. From that fresh viewpoint, this book delivers Newbery-quality entertainment.
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