false 368468 16 "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> 358453 7 9 1999 Bud, Not Buddy total:3994|5:1272|4:1522|3:885|2:226|1:89| 3994 15643 4842 645 5 1 false false Sun Oct 26 12:22:48 -0700 2008 Tue 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...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 09 22:51:18 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 00:32:36 -0700 2008 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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While yo...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Mar 26 14:19:50 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 14:27:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Feb 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 10:01:33 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 10:03:13 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jan 15 18:18:55 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 18:31:45 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Nov 20 10:57:53 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 10:57:53 -0800 2008 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...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Sep 06 22:48:45 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 23:03:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jul 26 20:03:31 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 20:14:01 -0700 2009 this story begins with a boy, named Buddy Cadwell (but want people to call him b...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Apr 21 11:54:24 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 12:05:48 -0700 2009 Time and time again I found myself blown away by the magnitude of Christopher Paul Curtis's understanding of the young...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 08 10:51:28 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 08:33:29 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Nov 01 11:18:29 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 05:55:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 07:26:33 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 08:53:08 -0800 2009 Bud, Not Buddy was no exce...more...]]> 4 0 false true Wed Mar 04 12:32:05 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 10 14:20:28 -0700 2009 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...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 07:08:56 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 07:16:06 -0800 2009
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