Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis


Curtis, Christopher Paul. Bud, Not Buddy. New York: Delacorte Press, 1999.

Your heart will just melt for Bud, a ten year old boy who is placed in an orphanage after the death of his mother. Trying to find his father is now the goal, Bud will spend his time searching based off of simple clues his mother left behind. Making the journey from Flint, Michigan to Grand Rapids after running away from a terrible foster home, Bud will come across many people who will in their own way help him complete his search. Curtis does a fascinating job creating this story that will allow readers to laugh at Buds encounters as well as fall in love with him. This book is one that will have you rushing to turn the page to see what happens.

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