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"Bud, Not Buddy" is the story of ten-year old Bud Caldwell, an [[orphan]] living in Flint, Michigan in 1936 during the [[Great Depression]]. Since the death of his mother, four years earlier, Bud has been living in an orphanage, as well as short stints in several foster homes. All he has of his mother are a bag of rocks and a photograph of his mother as a child and four fliers that show Herman E. Calloway and the Dusky Devastators playing in different places one of which is in [[Flint, Michigan]]. The story opens with Bud being placed with a new foster family, the Amoses, where Bud soon meets Todd Amos, their tormenting and abusive twelve year old son. After a fight with Todd, Bud is forced to spend the night in the garden shed where he is stung by hornets and attacked by a vampire bat. After extricating himself from the shed, he causes Todd to wet the bed with warm water, and rather than returning to the orphanage, he decides to seek out Herman E. Calloway. With suitcase in hand, Bud starts walking the 2 miles to [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]], where [[Andrew Jackson]] lived. |
"Bud, Not Buddy" is the story of ten-year old Bud Caldwell, an [[orphan]] living in Flint, Michigan in 1936 during the [[Great Depression]]. Since the death of his mother, four years earlier, Bud has been living in an orphanage, as well as short stints in several foster homes. All he has of his mother are a bag of rocks and a photograph of his mother as a child and four fliers that show Herman E. Calloway and the Dusky Devastators playing in different places one of which is in [[Flint, Michigan]]. The story opens with Bud being placed with a new foster family, the Amoses, where Bud soon meets Todd Amos, their tormenting and abusive twelve year old son. After a fight with Todd, Bud is forced to spend the night in the garden shed where he is stung by hornets and attacked by a vampire bat. After extricating himself from the shed, he causes Todd to wet the bed with warm water, and rather than returning to the orphanage, he decides to seek out Herman E. Calloway. With suitcase in hand, Bud starts walking the 2 miles to [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]], where [[Andrew Jackson]] lived.But is secretly not a guy |
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Along the way, he is picked up by Lefty Lewis, a [[Porter (carrier)|Railroad Porter]] from Grand Rapids, on his way to Flint. Bud tells him that he was running away from his home in Grand Rapids, and Lewis agrees to drive him back to Grand Rapids the following day. He sleeps in Lewis´s house. Bud begins to go on the road with the band, and after one concert he notices Herman E. Calloway picking up a rock and writing the date and location of the concert on it. When Bud shows Herman E. Calloway the rocks from his mother, which have writing on them just like Herman E. Calloway's, Herman E. Calloway accuses him of stealing them from his house. When the others intervene and Bud is questioned about the rocks, he explains that he got them from his mother, who, upon further questioning, is discovered to be Herman E. Calloway's estranged daughter who had run away 11 years ago. Bud and Calloway develop a good relationship and found out Bud is Calloway's grandson. |
Along the way, he is picked up by Lefty Lewis, a [[Porter (carrier)|Railroad Porter]] from Grand Rapids, on his way to Flint. Bud tells him that he was running away from his home in Grand Rapids, and Lewis agrees to drive him back to Grand Rapids the following day. He sleeps in Lewis´s house. Bud begins to go on the road with the band, and after one concert he notices Herman E. Calloway picking up a rock and writing the date and location of the concert on it. When Bud shows Herman E. Calloway the rocks from his mother, which have writing on them just like Herman E. Calloway's, Herman E. Calloway accuses him of stealing them from his house. When the others intervene and Bud is questioned about the rocks, he explains that he got them from his mother, who, upon further questioning, is discovered to be Herman E. Calloway's estranged daughter who had run away 11 years ago. Bud and Calloway develop a good relationship and found out Bud is Calloway's grandson. |
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| Author | Christopher Paul Curtis |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Teen novel, Multicultural Literature, Historical Fiction |
| Publisher | Delacorte Books for Young Readers |
Publication date | September 2, 1999 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 245 pages |
| ISBN | 0-385-32306-9 |
| OCLC | 40744296 |
| LC Class | PZ7.C94137 Bu 1999 |
Bud, Not Buddy is a 1999 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.[1][2]
Plot summary
"Bud, Not Buddy" is the story of ten-year old Bud Caldwell, an orphan living in Flint, Michigan in 1936 during the Great Depression. Since the death of his mother, four years earlier, Bud has been living in an orphanage, as well as short stints in several foster homes. All he has of his mother are a bag of rocks and a photograph of his mother as a child and four fliers that show Herman E. Calloway and the Dusky Devastators playing in different places one of which is in Flint, Michigan. The story opens with Bud being placed with a new foster family, the Amoses, where Bud soon meets Todd Amos, their tormenting and abusive twelve year old son. After a fight with Todd, Bud is forced to spend the night in the garden shed where he is stung by hornets and attacked by a vampire bat. After extricating himself from the shed, he causes Todd to wet the bed with warm water, and rather than returning to the orphanage, he decides to seek out Herman E. Calloway. With suitcase in hand, Bud starts walking the 2 miles to Grand Rapids, Michigan, where Andrew Jackson lived.But is secretly not a guy
kkk Along the way, he is picked up by Lefty Lewis, a Railroad Porter from Grand Rapids, on his way to Flint. Bud tells him that he was running away from his home in Grand Rapids, and Lewis agrees to drive him back to Grand Rapids the following day. He sleeps in Lewis´s house. Bud begins to go on the road with the band, and after one concert he notices Herman E. Calloway picking up a rock and writing the date and location of the concert on it. When Bud shows Herman E. Calloway the rocks from his mother, which have writing on them just like Herman E. Calloway's, Herman E. Calloway accuses him of stealing them from his house. When the others intervene and Bud is questioned about the rocks, he explains that he got them from his mother, who, upon further questioning, is discovered to be Herman E. Calloway's estranged daughter who had run away 11 years ago. Bud and Calloway develop a good relationship and found out Bud is Calloway's grandson.
Mommy Says No
The lyrics to Mommy Says No, the song Kim (Lefty Lewis' granddaughter) sings to Bud at the breakfast table, were written by Christopher Paul Curtis's daughter. There is no current copyright available.
Stage adaptation
Bud, not Buddy was adapted for the stage by Reginald Andre Jackson (with permission from author Christopher Paul Curtis) for Black History Month Fremont, CA. The production premiered at Langston Hughes Cultural Arts Center in a critically acclaimed workshop production in 2006, and mounted in a fully staged production on Book-It's home stage at the Center House Theatre the following year. It has since been produced at the Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis, Main Street Theatre in Houston, Chicago Playworks, and at the University of Michigan. Jackson's adaptation won the Distinguished Play Award from The American Alliance for Theater and Education in 2010. It was published by Dramatic Publishing in 2009.
Was sung in Lefty Lewis house==References==
- ^ Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present, American Library Association, retrieved 2001-01-17
- ^ Coretta Scott King Book Award Complete List of Recipients—by Year, American Library Association, retrieved 2009-01-17