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Bud, Not Buddy - Community Reviews back

by Christopher Paul Curtis
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~WhimsyLibrarian~
~WhimsyLibrarian~ rated it 13 years ago
Bud, Not Buddy is a wonderful book about an orphan looking for a home. I loved the Michigan setting, After a horrible incident with a new foster family, Bud runs away to look for his father. He has a few mementos his mother left him, which he thinks are clues about showing who his father is. I love ...
The Symmetrical Bookworm
The Symmetrical Bookworm rated it 14 years ago
Bud, Not Buddy is the story of Bud, a ten-year-old orphan. Bud's momma died when he was only six years old, leaving him alone. Bud was never told who his father was, but he thinks he knows who his dad is: Herman E. Calloway. Herman is in a band in Grand Rapids, so Bud escapes from his foster home to...
The Review Man
The Review Man rated it 25 years ago
Bud, Not Buddy stereotypes the entire jazz movement. One can only wonder if authors will be winning Newberys for books about Britney Spears in sixty years. I sure hope not; one bad 'modern' 'period' book is more than enough.
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