Bud Not Buddy

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Bud Not Buddy

• Christopher Paul Curtis

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Main Idea

• The main idea about the story Bud Not Buddy is
  that Bud is an orphan and he is on a journey to
  find his dad. But what her really finds out is
  that who is supposed to be his dad really is his
  grandpa.
• Bud sneaks out of the Amoss shed to find his dad
• Bud decides that he wants to try to walk to the
  Grand Rapids to find his dad.
• Bud gets found sneaking along the road at night
  by Mr. Lewis
• Bud starts to play in his supposedly dads band
• Bud finds out that Herman is really his
  grandfather.

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Theme
The theme of the story Bud Not Buddy is that Bud
is on a journey to find his dad and while he is
out looking I think that he learns a few lessons
along the way such as not to talk to strangers,
not to sneak out of some where unless it is a
emergency, not to lie. Some advice from the story
Bud Not Buddy that I would recommend is that you
should always be aware what is happing around
you, that you should not judge a person by the
outside like Herman because they can really turn
out to be a good person on the inside, and that
you should have fun while you read a book not
have a bad time
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Plot

• Bud is on a journey to find his dad and while he
  is looking for him while out on the streets he
  gets stopped by this man named Mr. Lewis
• Mr. Lewis decides to take Bud to where he needs
  to go which is the Grand Rapids
• Bud gets taken there and finds out that Mr. Lewis
  knows who his dad is
• Bud meets his dad Herman E. Calloway and goes
  along with his famous band the Dusky Devastators
  of the Depression and meets all of the band
  members too
• Bud finally finds out that Herman E. Calloway
  really is his grandfather not his dad.

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Setting

• The setting in the story Bud Not Buddy starts
  out in Flint Michigan in an orphanage that Bud is
  living in. At the orphanage Bud gets taken home
  with the Amos family and has to live with them
  from now on. Bud doesnt like their family or
  their son Todd so Bud decides to do bad things to
  him, and gets sent out to live in their shed for
  a week until he can get his act together. So Bud
  goes out and lives in their shed. Bud decides
  that he wants to go and find his dad so he sneaks
  out of their shed and goes to the library to find
  Mrs. Hill to help him. Bud stays at the library
  for a while and then goes out onto the streets to
  go and start his BIG journey. While Bud is on the
  streets he gets found by this man named Mr.
  Lewis. Mr. Lewis takes him to his daughters house
  to where he can stay there for a while and eat.
  After Bud is done there Mr. Lewis takes Bud to
  his BIG distention, the Grand Rapids. When Bud
  gets to the Grand Rapids he gets taken to his
  dads log cabin and meets him and all of the rest
  of the band that he owns and plays in. Bud stays
  there from there on and lives haply ever after
  with the band.

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Character Discriptions

• Bud- is a black boy, has dark hair, is brave,
  smart, nice, Bud also is the main character in
  the story Bud Not Buddy.
• Herman E. Calloway- is a big old black man, has
  probably gray hair, is mean, fat, old, and does
  not like people to bother him while he is working
  with his band, Herman also is Buds grandfather
  but Bud thinks that he is his dad.
• Miss Thomas- young black woman, dark hair, is
  nice, smart, has a great singing voice, Miss.
  Thomas also is Herman E. Calloways vocalist for
  the band that he owns and plays in.

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New Words

• I felt like I was walking in my sleep as I
  followed Jerry back to the room where all the
  boys beds were jim-jammed together.
• jammed close, Definition- Smashed
  together
• This was the third foster home I was going to and
  Im used to packing up and leaving, but it still
  surprises me that there are always still a few
  seconds, right after they tell you youve got to
  go, when my nose gets all runny and my throat
  gets all choky and my eyes get all string-y.
• watery, Definition- teary, watery, a sad
  feeling in you
• 3. Across the top of the flyer writ in
  big black letters were the words LIMITED
  ENGAGEMENT.
• a company code, Definition- a job or
  period of employment especially as a performer.
• Underneath that in big black letters again it
  said, HERMAN E. CALLOWAY and the Dusky
  Devastators of the Depression!!!!!!
• a sad event that has taken place,
  Definition- to bring to ruin or desolation by
  violent action.
• 5. He looks like hes been doing this for
  a long time and he must be tired cause he has a
  droopy, dreamy look on his face.
• a sad yet tired look, Definition-
  Gloomy and yet full of dreams

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The Great Depression

• The Great Depression was an economic slump in
  North America, Europe, and other industrialized
  areas of the world that began in 1929 and lasted
  until 1939.
• It was the longest and most severe depression
  ever experienced by the industrialized Western
  world.
• Though the U.S. economy had gone into the
  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 Stock Exchange in October 1929.
• The Great Depression began in the United States
  but quickly turned into a world wide economic
  slump.
• The Depression hit hardest on those nations that
  were most deeply indebted to the United States,
  i.e., Germany and Great Britain.

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Simile and Metaphors

• Bud is as bold as the sun.
• Bud is a nice boy that is very polite.
• Mrs. Thomas is a nice young woman.
• Mrs. Thomas is as kind as a nurse.

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