Bud Not Buddy

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Bud Not Buddy
Christopher Paul Curtis
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Bud is trying to find his father.
Main Idea!

• Buds mother past away
• He thinks his father is in Grand rapids
• His fathers name is Herman E. Calloway
• Bud lives on his one, in a Home.
• Herman doesnt think it is his kid.
• Hermans daughter and Buds mom both have the
  same name

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Theme
Everybody has a place in the world.
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Plot

• Bud went to The Amoses, they were his foster
  parents. He did not like them.
• Bud went to a Hooverville. He met a girl.
• He met Lefty Lewis and his grandkids.
• He went to a restraunt with the band.
• He lives with Herman E. Calloway.

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Setting
The setting at the Sweet Pea is, it was someones
living room. They just sat about 10 card tables
in. Five or six people were at every table. It
smelled like a hundred gallons of hot apple cider
was in it. And lots of potatoes and meatloaf were
too.
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Bud is the main character in the book he has a
peanut head, and is African American. And his
legs look like chicken legs. He is brave.
Herman is Buds grand father. He is old has a
big belly, wrinkly face and is mean.
Characters
Miss. Thomas is pretty and wears nice jewels, she
is smart and is Hermans singer for the band.
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Words
Grape fruit They looked like they could bite a
pretty good grapefruit-sized chunk out of you.
Fruit, a large citrus fruit with a bitter yellow
rind inner skin and highly flavored somewhat acid
juicy pulp
Wiry- I said shucks, Im not all that young to be
eleven on November 14, and Im not skinny, Im
wiry. Strong, Being lean, supple and vigorous


Sardines- My china had the words Jumbo a and p
sardines stamped on it. Fish, any small of
immature clupeid fishes
Hooverville- The little girl had been in
Hooverville the longest so she got to tell us
what to do. Place to live, a place were people go
to live when they dont have a lot of money
Stricken -Theres no need to look so stricken,
its not bad news. Scared, sorrow
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The Great Depression

• Great depression happened because catastrophic
  collapse of the stocks.
• It started in the United states, and ended up
  around the world.
• People lost their jobs
• Some lost their home.
• In Europe, the Great depression strengthened
  extremist forces and lowered the prestige of
  liberal democracy.

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Simile and Metaphor

• Herman is like a mad bee, about to sting
  everybody.
• Herman is a bee about to sting everybody.

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