Bud, Not Buddy (Newbery Medal Winner, 2000)

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Summary: A Sweet, Funny Book
Review: Your heart will go out to Bud, the main character of this book. He is an orphan looking for his father, who he suspects is Herman E. Calloway, a famous band leader. He meets some unforgettable characters along the way. The setting of Flint, Michigan during the Great Depression is described very well. The author also touches on some aspects of racism during that time. The narrator, James Avery, does a fantastic job. A great book for kids and adults alike.

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Summary: Bud, Not Buddy
Review: Bud, Not Buddy is a touching book about a young foster child. After his mother's death he finds a flyer of a musical group "The Dusky Devastators of the Deprssion" and is convinced that one of the men in the group is his father. Now he is determined to leave his foster home and travel across the US to find this man who must be his father. Along the way he has many scary as well as funny adventures. Will he make it to his destination? And what will be there when he gets there? Read this great book to find out.

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Summary: Bud, Not Buddy
Review: This is an engaging story about a young orphan boy sent to a foster home where he is abused. He runs away in search of his father with only an old flyer to guide him. Bud has a lot of trouble along the way but he also discovers several kind and helpful people. The ending is heartwarming. This is a wonderful book for readers of all ages but is especially relevant for the middle school reader as they can relate to Bud's adventures.

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Summary: Excellent Multi-Cultural Read for Young People
Review: Set in the depression days of our country, the story presents a young African-American who begins a search for his father after his mother's dead. There are heartwarming adventures of courage and determination. A wonderful read for young people!
Evelyn Horan - teacher/counselor/author historical fiction for young people
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Summary: Humorous and Heart-Warming
Review: Bud, Not Buddy, written by Christopher Paul Curtis, is set in Flint, Michigan during the Great Depression. The main character is a 10 year old orphan boy named Bud Caldwell. This book, in a very humorous and heart-warming way, relates the misfortunes and adventures of Bud as he runs away from a foster home where he was abused. Bud, who thinks that the famous Blues player Herman E. Calloway is his real father, sets out on a journey to find a permanent home. Along the way, Bud gets into all kinds of trouble, but he never gives up on trying to find Calloway. Eventually he does find Calloway, but both he and Bud are not prepared for what they both learn at the end of this book. This book is very humorous and light-hearted at times, but it also reveals many important lessons about life, love, and family that all young readers need to learn.

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Summary: bud not buddy
Review: Bud Not Buddy is a book that I enjoyed.This book is about a boy named who ran away from a mean foster family. He went to find his father, but really found his grandfater. This book shows to be brave and have alot of courage.

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Summary: bud not buddy
Review: This book was one of my favorite books I have read. It was touching because it was about a boy searching to find his dad , but really turned out to be his grandpa. Its a book that you could not put down.

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Summary: Antonio's Review
Review: I really liked this book. The book was about a little boy trying to find his father. My favorite character was Bud Caldwell because he never stopped trying to find his father. My favorite part of the book personally was when Bud said Herman E. Calloway was his daddy and Herman got mad. I would encourage anyone to read this book because Bud was a warrior in this book,and the other characters were funny.

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Summary: Bud not Buddy
Review: Bud not Buddy is an excellent book.I choose this book because I had always heard it was a great book and I never read it so I picked it up and read it.Bud not Buddy is about a little boy whose mother had died and he didn't know who his father was.When his mom died he was sent to an orphange that he hated,he was tossed from foster to foster home. So one day he and his friend decided to run away.But as the journy contiued he and friend seperated and Bud was all alone.He started back on the journy and came to find a family along with a grandfather and a wonderful home.This book was excellent and I suggest you sould read it.Hope this review helped.

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Summary: Jamie's Review
Review: I thought this book was an excellent book.
This book is about a boy named Bud who is an orfan. He has been at the orfanage since he was 6, because of the death of his mother. He is determined to find his farther so he runs away from a family who gets him.
My favorite character is Bud because when he is determined to do something he does it.
My favorite part was when he ran away from the family.
I would encourage everyone to read this book.