Christopher Paul Curtis

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.

Bud, not Buddy

Bud, Not Buddy

Raven K

historical fiction for me, it's 85% of the time entertaining. and this one was no different. at times it was a little bit slow but the funny times made up for it. this one was so good.

Samantha 

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.

Jeni Enjaian

A review from my old blog...

I absolutely loved this book! While I did not learn anything new about the historical time period, the Great Depression, I loved seeing it through a different perspective, that of an African American boy.

Bud has a great sense of wit, devising rules for getting through life and not making a fool of himself. These rules, interspersed in the text of the story, are absolutely hilarious!

I definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves to read!

Riley Young

Read this because the author was going to be at my place of employment (a public library.) I had read his 'The Watson's Go to Birmingham - 1963,' but thought I should read more. It didn't hurt that this is set during the U.S. Depression.

It's intended for elementary school aged, and there were times when it felt like he was including incidents just to give a thorough overview of what people went through during the Depression, but it wasn't totally forced. And it includes the word 'embouchere,' which is a good thing.

Ultimately, I was sick the day Curtis was here so I didn't get to ask him any questions. The event was primarily for children anyways but still.

Bud, not Buddy

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