false<![CDATA[Bud, Not Buddy]]>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174175103m/368468.jpg36846816"It's funny how ideas are, in a lot of ways they're just like seeds. Both of them start real, real small and then... woop, zoop, sloop... before you can say Jack Robinson, they've gone and grown a lot bigger than you ever thought they could." So figures scrappy 10-year-old philosopher Bud--"not Buddy"--Caldwell, an orphan on the run from abusive foster homes and Hoovervilles in 1930s Michigan. And the idea that's planted itself in his head is that Herman E. Calloway, standup-bass player for the Dusky Devastators of the Depression, is his father.<p> Guided only by a flier for one of Calloway's shows--a small, blue poster that had mysteriously upset his mother shortly before she died--Bud sets off to track down his supposed dad, a man he's never laid eyes on. And, being 10, Bud-not-Buddy gets into all sorts of trouble along the way, barely escaping a monster-infested woodshed, stealing a vampire's car, and even getting tricked into "busting slob with a real live girl." Christopher Paul Curtis, author of <I>The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963</I>, once again exhibits his skill for capturing the language and feel of an era and creates an authentic, touching, often hilarious voice in little Bud. (Ages 8 to 12) <I>--Paul Hughes</I>358453791999Bud, Not Buddytotal:4081|5:1298|4:1556|3:903|2:231|1:93|408115977495366551falsefalseSun Oct 26 12:22:48 -0700 2008Tue Dec 02 11:14:25 -0800 2008
Ages 9-12
This is a very moving and heartwarming book. The adventurous nature of the book will appeal to children, as will the optimistic and humorous protagonist, Bud. Alo...more...]]>
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham. Just a little too predictable. But it's powerfully told, and Curtis has the rare ability to get inside the head of his young narrators. Especially smart, sassy, sensitive little boys... Bud is definitely a winner.
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A young boy decides to run away from his foster home and travel across country in search of a man he believes to be his father. His only knowledge of this elusive figure lies in his most precious possessions, a handful of flyers that his mo...more...]]>
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Bud Not Buddy
By: Christopher Paul Curtis
272 pp. Random House Children's Books. $6.99
ISBN: 0-553-49410-4
Ever wanted to be in the shoes of a orphan? Well you can when you read Bud Not Buddy. Bud Not Buddy a book written by Christopher Paul Curtis truly amazing. A cultivating bo...more...]]>
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this story begins with a boy, named Buddy Cadwell (but want people to call him b...more...]]>
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Time and time again I found myself blown away by the magnitude of Christopher Paul Curtis's understanding of the young...more...]]>
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Funny, informative, and a genuinely nice story
My ten year old niece had read Bud, Not Buddy, recently, at school, and as I’m always interested to know what it is she’s being taught, I decided to pick it up. At first I was discouraged by the book as it seemed to deal with a rather dep...more...]]>
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