By: Christopher Paul Curtis

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Bud Not Buddy

• By Christopher Paul Curtis

Report By Brooke
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.Characters.

• Bud Caldwell - A ten year old motherless boy,
  trying to find his father.
• Herman E. Calloway - Famous musician Buds
  Grandfather.
• Dusky Devastators of the Depression - Herman E.
  Calloways Band.
• Miss Thomas - The bands style vocalist.

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Plt

• The book was about an African American boy named
  Bud Caldwell, who escapes from his foster home
  after he was beaten up by their older son. He
  travels with his suitcase of belongings of his
  mother (who had passed) The suitcase contained
  flyers, rocks, blanket, pictures. He believes
  his mother left him clues that the famous
  musician Herman E. Calloway was his father. Bud
  Caldwell leaves Flint, Michigan and heads off
  for Grand Rapids.

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Conflict

• There were many little conflicts in the story,
  but I think the biggest one was
• when Bud arrives at Herman E. Calloways house
  and Herman denies that hes Buds father.

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Resolution

• The problem was solved when Bud said his
  mothers name. Herman immediately knew they were
  not father son but Bud was his grandson.
• Herman did not know this because Buds mother
  ran away when she was younger. He did not know
  Bud even existed.

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African American History

• This book took place in 1932. This was the time
  of the Great Depression. The book helped me
  understand more about this time in history. It
  was a hard time for African Americans, let alone
  a hard time for white Americans to find food and
  jobs.

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African American History

• The book helped me understand the Great
  Depression. In the story Bud had to eat at a soup
  kitchen because he could not afford food on his
  own.
• Herman E. Calloway always has at least one white
  person in his band so they could get more job
  offers.

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African American History Cont.

• When Bud was riding in a car they got pulled
  over, He noticed the cop wasnt black because
  African Americans didnt have nice jobs like that
  back then.
• Some of the names people called Bud they were
  not appropriate or nice.

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Theme

• I think the theme of the book is to trust your
  instincts, even when others dont believe in you.
• Bud believed that him Herman E. Calloway
  looked alike, even when others said he didnt.

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Ratings

• The book was ok, it taught me more about African
  American history, but it after awhile it just
  seemed to get boring. I give it one star out of
  four.

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The End!