Title: The title of this book is Bud, not Buddy the author is Christopher Paul Curtis '
1The title of this book is Bud, not Buddy the
author is Christopher Paul Curtis .
2Main idea
- This book is about a boy orphan whos mother has
passed and is now out looking for his father.
- bud is an orphan who ran away.
- he is very skinny.
- he has rules he follows.
- he doesnt like people to mess with his suit
case . - He has a friend he lost in flint.
- he has a picture of his mom in his suit case.
3Theme
- The theme is bud trying to find his dad but
instead he finds his mothers dad, his
grandfather. - Bud should not of assumed Herman was his father.
He should of told him who his mother was and
showed him a picture and asked if he knew her.
4 Plot
Bud is a foster child. Bud ran away.
Bud left
his friend on a train in flint. He went looking
for his dad Herman. He lived with Herman and his
band. He found out Herman was his grandpa.
5Setting
The setting is at Hermans house. He lives in a
white house. Bud has to stay at his house. He
sleeps in Herman's daughter room. (His moms
room.) Herman daughters room is full of horses.
6characters
- 1st character Bud is very skinny. People say he
has a peanut shaped head. - He is smart but sometimes he can talk before he
thinks. - 2nd character Herman is old. he has grey hair
and is a little fat. - Herman can be stubborn and rude but inside he
actually cares. - 3rd character Lefty Lewis is tall and thin.
- He has a really good sense of humor and thinks
about other people more then himself.
7words
- Ventriloquists
- Sentence- I turned my head and talked sideways
like one of those ventriloquists. - Someone who talks in public
- a person who performs or is skilled in
ventriloquism - hoodlum
- Sentence-they even said I was a HOODLUM.
- Someone on the street
A young street ruffian or one belonging to a gang
- Worrisome
- Worried
- Sentence-Bud these two WORRISOME midgets are my
favorite grandkids.
- worrying, annoying, or disturbing causing worry
a worrisome problem. inclined to worry.
- Urgent
- URGENT contains human blood!!!.
- important
- compelling or requiring immediate action or
attention imperative pressing an urgent
matter.
- Gents
Herman E. Calloway and the gifted gents of
gospel
8The Great Depression
During the Great depression very few people had
jobs. No job led to no money to buy food, so many
people were starving. People were depressed
because there were no jobs. It lasted from
1929 -1939.In1993 11,000 banks failed. (out of
25,000 banks.) The stock market dropped. During
the time Franklin D. Roosevelt was the president.
9simile,metaphor and alliteration
- Bud is like a mouse.
- Bud is like a fox.
- Bud is as fast as a mouse.
- Bud is as keen as a fox.
- Bud bought billions of blueberries.
- Bud bought a bundle of bananas.
simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
10compare and contrast
11- I think the author is sad that some kids have to
go live with people that they dont know.