Bud, Not Buddy
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| Author | Christopher Paul Curtis |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Historical novel |
| Publisher | Delacorte Books for Young Readers |
| Released | 1999 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 245 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-385-32306-9 |
Bud, Not Buddy is a children's novel by Christopher Paul Curtis. The book is the winner of the 2000 Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature, as well as the Coretta Scott King Award that is given in recognition of outstanding African-American authors.
[edit] Plot summary
In the midst of the Great Depression, 10-year-old Bud Caldwell lives in the orphanage in Flint, Michigan that has been his home since the death of his mother several years earlier. He hates the orphanage but his situation doesn't improve when he is sent to live with a foster family, the Amoses, who prove to be abusive. After escaping the old shed where was locked in, Bud goes back to the house and gathers his things.
Bud runs away from the foster family and decides to set off in search of his father. The journey will be difficult because he doesn't know who the man is. His only clue is a flyer advertising a jazz band that was left in his suitcase by his mother before her death. Bud aims for Grand Rapids, Michigan, convinced that the leader of the band Herman E. Calloway and the Dusky Devastators of the Depression is the man he's looking for.
During his journey, he encounters several Good Samaritans, as well as experiencing racism. One of the people he meets is someone he thinks is a vampire, but is actually just donating blood to the local hospital.
He finds out Herman E. Calloway is actually his grandfather whom his dead mother held a grudge against for a reason that Bud doesn't know. At the end he receives a baby horn from one of the band members named Steady Eddie.
| Preceded by Holes |
Newbery Medal recipient 2000 |
Succeeded by A Year Down Yonder |
