Bud Not Buddy By: Christopher Paul Curtis

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Bud Not BuddyBy Christopher Paul Curtis
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The main idea of this story is when Buds mom
died and Bud went off on the lamb and tried to
find his father.

• He met his grandpa.
• He made a deal with him to do chores around the
  house in order to stay there.
• The band members gave him gave him a little
  trumpet.
• He learned that Herman is not his father he is
  his grandfather.
• The room that he was sleeping in is not a little
  dead girls room it was his mothers room.
• It turns out that the rocks he has in his
  suitcase is the rocks that his grandfather gave
  his mother.

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Theme

• If you believe in your dream it will come
  true. If you stick your mind to it you will
  achieve your goal.

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Plot

• Bud went on the lamb to go and find his father
• Bud found out that Herman is not his father he is
  his grandfather.
• Bud told Lefty Lewis that Herman was his father.
• The room that Bud is sleeping in is not just a
  little dead girls room it is his moms room.
• Bud put a picture of his mother on top of his
  bed.

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Setting

• The setting is at Herman E. Calloways home.
  That is where all the commotion went on in the
  book. At Hermans house Bud learned a lot about
  his mother stuff that he didnt even know about
  her.

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Character Description

• Bud Caldwell, really skinny, has clothes that
  dont fit him, and looks poor. He is brave,
  smart, and he seems nice. He is the main
  character in the story. His grandfather is Herman
  E. Calloway, and his mom died when he was quite
  young.
• Herman E. Calloway, looks mean, always has a
  rude face expression, and he also looks rich. He
  is rude, mean, and he can be nice at times. He is
  Buds grandfather and his daughter is Buds
  mother. He also has a band called The Dusky
  Devastators.
• Bugs, he looks poor like Bud, he also has
  clothes that dont fit him. He is very brave, has
  courage, always happy, and is nice. His friend is
  Bud. He jumped on the train and Bud never saw him
  ever since.

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The Characters Appearance
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Words

• Hornet, Another hornet buzzed into my ear and it
  felt like someone poured hot wax right down into
  my brain. A nasty insect. Any of the larger
  social wasps.
• Bum-rush, The man could tell which bushes I was
  hiding in but he didnt bum-rush them or try to
  get me, he just laughed. Run up and attack
  someone.
• Okra, How about some okra and mashed potatoes
  too, Bud? Tall manual of the mallow family that
  is cultivated for its mucilaginous green pods
  used especially in soups or stews.

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Words

• 4. Rewrapped, I rewrapped, refelted and resprung
  it. Again, back.
• 5. Wiry, He can use some young wiry hands to help
  him around. Being lean, supple, and vigorous.

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The Great Depression

• The Great Depression was an economic slump in
  North America, Europe, and other industrialized
  Western world. Though U.S. economy had gone into
  depression six months earlier, the Great
  Depression may be said to have begun with a
  catastrophic collapse of stock-market prices on
  the New York Exchange on October 1929. During the
  next three years stock prices in United States
  continued to fall, until by late 1932 they had
  dropped to only about 20 percent of their value
  in 1929.

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Simile and Metaphors

• Bud is like a choo choo train!
• Bud is a boy.
• Bud is like a really skinny pole.
• Bud is a child.

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Compare and Contrast