Bud, Not Buddy written by Christopher Paul Curtis is a book about a ten- year old boy who is growing up during the Great Depression. Not to mention, he is also a foster kid who goes from foster home to foster home, with his special suitcase. His suitcase contains the remaining of things his mother gave to him before she died. She leaves Bud a flier, which Bud believes is a clue to find his father whom he has never met. He goes on an adventurous journey to find his father and meets multiple people that help him on his way.
However, there are some downfalls as well. He gets beat up at the foster home, a Ticonderoga pencil shoved up his nose, trapped in a shed, cut by fish head skeletons, and attacked by wasps, but this still does not stop Bud from reaching his goal. Although he lies along the way to enhance his situation, he still comes out clean. He finally gets to Grand Rapids, and runs into his dad’s band, Herman E Calloway and The Dusky Devastators of the Depression! He finds his dad afterwards. However, after a blown out argument about who his mother was, Bud finds out that Herman E. Calloway was actually his grandfather! The ending was quite a shock, but satisfactory at that. I’d rate it 5/5 stars!
When Bud says, “Here we go again, ” I felt that way as well when I started at a new school. It can be hard when going to a new place. I have a connection with him.
Dunwoody Springs
My students are enjoying this book. The students feel really bad for Bud, but have plans for how his adventure will end. I find them gigging, as well as gasping when reading. They are enjoying reading independently, but they also love when I read aloud.
Things I like about Bud, Not Buddy is that he is A 10 year old boy who lives in A foster home and he is a kid who tells things that happens in his life. Bud, Not Buddy is a fascinating book and he has good character traits. Bud, Not Buddy is a cool book that I think everyone should read and see what it’s about. In one of the book’s chapters it talks about The Great Depression, its was about a lot of people losing their jobs and now, peoples’ bosses are just firing them 1 by 1 instead of them losing or quitting their jobs.That’s what I like about the book Bud, Not Buddy.
I like this book because people all over the world can relate to it. Bad things always happen to everyone in life. Like for example in my life, my apartment caught on fire this year and I lost everything my home.Sometimes I am still upset and annoyed because I lost important things. I even lost my Aunt Andrea’s urn, so I can relate to Bud. He lost his mom and many more things. I am learning to be positive like him. He could have been angry and hurt people, but he didn’t. He is learning to move on.
Dunwoody Springs, 4th Grade