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.
Riverbank Review - Martha Davis Beck
In Bud, Not Buddy, Curtis weaves elements of his family history into the tale, providing an after word about his two grandfathers...a big-band leader, and a baseball player in the Negro Leagues who are models for characters in the story. Curtis writes with humor and sensitivity and makes readers care about the characters he creates. In the process, he offers up a significant slice of American history.
Categories:
- Children's Books
- Classics
Publisher : Yearling
Author : Curtis, Christopher Paul
Language : English
Edition : Trade Paperback Edition
Published :2002-01-08
Number Of Pages : 288
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 0440413281
ISBN-13 : 9780440413288
Item weight : 0.4 lb
Dimensions : 0.7 in x 5.2 in x 7.6 in
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