Title: Bud,
Not Buddy
Author: Christopher
Paul Curtis
Genre: Historical
Fiction
Subgenre:
Chapter Book
Themes: Independence,
Running away, Bravery
Primary
Characters: Bud Caldwell
Date of
publication: 1999; 2000- Won the Newbery Award
Publishing
Company: Random House Children’s Books
Summary: Bud Caldwell, who is ten years old, is motherless. He decides to run
away from his most recent foster family in Depression-era Michigan. He doesn’t
know exactly where he is going but he end up in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Bud looks
up the man that he is convinced is his father. Unfortunately Herman E.
Calloway, a famous jazz musician, has no interest in taking care of a
10-year-old orphan. Bud lands on his feet, though, thanks to the interest of
the other members of Calloway's band.
In the classroom: Christopher Paul Curtis is a phenomenal
writer. I think it is important for students to be aware of how life was in the
Great Depression and also be aware of situations like living in a foster home.
It is an important lesson for students to grasp that everyone has a different
story and life style. This book will be a wonderful teaching tool that will give
an indirect History lesson as well.
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