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Summary: Bud Not Buddy
Review: After finishing my 2nd Christopher Paul Curtis novel, I am hooked. It is ok that I am a 50-something mom of an 11 year old girl, we both loved The Watsons Go to Birmingham and were very happy to find this Newbery winner even more entertaining, profound, historically educational and a downright pleasure to read. This writer understands not just children but clever, one-step-ahead of the grownups-children, and he makes them lovable, polite in spite of circumstances that could lead to not so appealing behavior, brave, sensitive and SMART. This is a MUST read for all ages.
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Summary: A second Newbery for C. P. Curtis
Review: When I read this book last fall, I knew it was a winner. Bud, not Buddy, is an unforgettable character. The tale of a young boy who doesn't let the circumstances of being black during the Depression keep him down is as pertinent today as it was then. It's message is if you have a dream & are willing to work to make it happen, you can rise above even the most humble beginnings and it's told with humor and hope.
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Summary: What a wonderful book!
Review: Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis is a wonderful, insightful book about a young boy who goes in search of his father. Bud is a very complex young man with the survival instincts that go beyond his years. His desire to find his father is greater than anything else and he has some growing to do before he can accept the final outcome.
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Summary: A wonderful book that grows and grows on you....
Review: My sixth grade students adored "The Watson's go to Birmingham" - I can't wait for the paperback edition of "Bud." I'm going to order a class set.It's a very sweet historical novel. I never laughed so hard reading the chapter when Bud gets his new nickname. I also love how he used his own grandfathers as inspiration for a couple of the characters - It sort of makes students think - maybe I could write too.
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Summary: A touching and funny read.
Review: This is a great book. Wonderful characters and story. Gives a great view of life during the depression as well as what it was like to be black in a white world. Many of us today have never seen real discrimination and how people handled it with grace. Also Bud is a lovable main character.
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Summary: A great book for kids or adults.
Review: Christopher Curtis's first book "The Watsons go to Birmingham-1963" won a Newberry Award. This book is even better. The story is about a young man growing up in Flint, MI. during the Depression. Bud is an orphan during some very tough times. Kids will be entertained by his rules for a happy life. And everyone will smile as he describes Bud drinking a bottle of soda. It is both touching and humorous. I would highly recommend this book to students.
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Summary: A good short story.
Review: I liked this book becuase it was a wonderful story about history(the Great deppresion) and a boy trying to find out who he was. Or rather, who his father was. he ends up traveling with a band and finding more than he bargained for.
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Summary: Heartland # 13 Darkest Hour
Review: Heartland # 13 Darkest Hour is a story about overcoming disasters. Heartland is a horse ranch that is dedicated to helping heal hurt and abused horses. The ranch is run by dedicated workers Amy, her sister Lou and their grandpa the owner of Heartland. Amy's boyfriend Ty and Ben also work on the ranch.
Several disasters hit the ranch. First, the ranch is quarantined due to an outbreak of the equine flu. Horses with the flu have to be removed from the other horses by placed in a back barn. The Heartland crew must work around the clock to care for the sick horses. Just as some of the horses seem to be getting better a devastating storm hits Heartland changing everyone's lives forever.
This book is a great read for any animal lover. The characters are dedicated to the horses, their work, and one another.
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