Cristopher Paul Curtis

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Bud Not Buddy

• Cristopher Paul Curtis

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main idea
1.The main idea is that bud is trying to find his
dad because he is in trouble. 2.And ever knew
who his dad is and found out that his dad (thinks
is dad) is his grandpa. 3.And that his grandpa
never knew about him. 4.And that his mother ran
away from his grandpa and that they never knew
what happened to her. 5. He never knew his other
family. 6.He had always wondered what it was like
to have a family..
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Theme

• Dont expect things until you have the facts
  straght.

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Plot

• 1. Bud went to the Amos house.
• 2.Bud met Lefty Lewis.
• 3.Bud met steady eddy and the gang.
• 4.Bud met Mr.Calloway
• 5.Bud found out Mr.Calloway is his grandpa

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Setting

• The settings are a lot of places. One the Amos
  house. Too the home the place he had to live at
  for four years. Three the road in the country.
  Four lefty Lewis is house mr.cs house. The
  diner. The car the little girls room (buds moms
  room) .And the place mr.c went to play at.

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Character description

• bud-small, brown, baby-faced, coolest person in
  the book Mr.c-old, wrinkly-faced, bald, mean
• Miss. Thomas-pretty. lot of jewelry, nice, a
  friend of the main character

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5 words I didnt know

• 1.Unfortuately -unfortunately you want have time
  for breakfast. Sorry you wont be able to. Not
  favored by fortune
• 2.Gigantic- the book was gigantic. Huge
  exceeding the usual or expected
• 3.Disapointed- he looked disappointed. Sad
  defeated in the expectation of hope.
• 4.Sparkling-bud youve done a great job the place
  is spackling. Amazing to perform brilliantly
• 5. chubby-I held my breath and picked up one of
  Todd's chubby hands. fat plump
• Red-word blue-sentence its in green-what I
  think word means by the sentence black- the real
  definition

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5 facts of great depression

• 1.flint sit down strikes during the great
  depression.
• 2.the depression became a world wide business
  slump.
• 3.ccc gave work to youth.
• 4.monastery opened soup kitchens.
• 5.roosevelt created new programs for the people
  so they could work.

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Simile and Metaphors

• Similes
• 1.bud is like a kid.
• 2.Mr.c is like a bear.
• Metaphors
• 1.Mr.c is a bear.
• 2.Miss.Thomas is a lady.

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