Bud, Not Buddy (Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner) (Hardcover)

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Product Description

Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father--the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers; 1 edition (September 7, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385323069
• ISBN-13: 978-0385323062
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (474 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #251,866 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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46 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A second Newbery for C. P. Curtis, January 22, 2000

By A Customer

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.

39 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bud Not Buddy, January 26, 2000

By	D. B. Bunting (Birmingham, Alabama) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Newberry/Coretta Scott King Award Winner!, January 31, 2000

By	Ruth Clay (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

You will want to adopt Bud (Not Buddy) after the first page! This book speaks to all ages, even if you're 44, like me. Pay close attention to Bud's "Rules and Things"; sound advice from such a young man! And if you ever get the opportunity to hear Christopher Paul Curtis speak in person, don't pass up the chance! I didn't and I am so fortunate to have done so. After you've read "Bud", be sure to get "The Watsons Go To Birmingham-1963". You won't be disappointed -you'll be enchanted.