By: Christopher Paul Curtis

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Bud Not Buddy

• By Christopher Paul Curtis

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Main Idea
This story is about a boy named Bud searching
for his father.

• Bud goes to the Amos's house because they adopted
  him.
• Buds friend Bugs comes and finds him and they go
  to Hooverville
• Bud misses the train to Chicago and decides to go
  look for his dad in Grand Rapides.
• On his way to find his dad Bud meets Mr. Lewis in
  Owosso, Michigan.
• Bud tells Mr. Lewis his dad is Herman E.
  Calloway. Mr. Lewis offers to take Bud home.
• Bud finds Herman but it turns out that Hermans
  not his father hes Buds grandfather.

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Theme

• Never fight a boy whos mother thinks hes an
  angel.

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Plot

• Bud got taken from the home to the Amos's
  house.
• The Amoss locked Bud in their shed.
• Bud went to the mission to get some food. While
  he was there he got a pretend family.
• Bud met Deza Malone in Hooverville.
• Bud got taken to his dad Herman E. Calloway by
  Mr. Lewis.
• Herman E. Calloway is not Buds father hes Buds
  grandfather.

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Setting
Bud and Bugs get to Hooverville. When they get
there they come to realize that Hooverville is
cardboard jungle. It is the kind of city that
will depress you. The that live in Hooverville
are there because they lost their jobs and this
is the only place they can afford to live.
Hooverville is made up of a bunch of big boxes
that people use for their house. In Hooverville
there are four fires. One really big one, and
three smaller ones. There is at least one
Hooverville in every single state .
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Character Description

• Bud Bud is black, he is age 11. He is kind of
  tall. Bud is nice, caring, and friendly. Bud is
  the main character in this story. He is looking
  for his father.
• Herman E. Calloway He is black like Bud, tall,
  and kind of old. Herman is very mean, unkind,
  unfriendly, and he really doesn't like people. In
  this story Bud thinks Herman is his father. That
  I can tell you is not true. Herman E. Calloway is
  Buds grandfather.
• Bugs Bugs is age 11, short, and Bugs is black.
  Bugs is always kind to others, brave, and has
  good ideas. Bugs is one of Buds close personal
  friends. He helps Bud get to Hooverville. He also
  wants to help Bud get on the train. Bud misses
  the train.

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Character Pictures

• Bud

Herman E. Calloway
Bugs ?
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Words I dont know !

• Sometime in that smells-like-heaven another
  tiny seed started spreading its roots and
  grabbing holt
• I think it means to grab on to something tight.
• Actual Definition It means to grab hold
• The only thing I could do was hang onto the
  napkin so folks wouldnt notice how wet my face
  was.
• I think this is a word for people.
• Actual Definition A certain kind of class, or
  group of people.
• It was going to take a lot more than a grouchy
  old bald-headed man with a tremendous belly to
  scare me
• I think it means really big.
• Actual Definition Notable by reason of
  extreme size.

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Words I dont know. Con..

• I wondered how hard Id have to pull the trigger
  on the double-barrel shotgun for it to go off.
• I think double-barrel means a type of
  gun.Actual Definition A certain kind o gun.
• I took a deep breath and looked over at the
  icebox to see if the shot gun was still there.
• I think it is like a refrigerator.
• Actual Definition Another name for a
  refridgerator.

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The Great Depression

• The Great Depression was an economical slump in
  the United States and Europe that began in 1929
  and ended in 1939.
• A lot of families gad little to no food during
  the Great Depression because so many people were
  being laid off of their jobs.
• A lot of families had to move into cramped
  apartment buildings or to one of the many
  Hoovervilles because they were not able to afford
  there houses.
• Many families sent letters to Eleanor Roosevelt
  asking for food money and clothing. She could not
  help as many people as she hoped to.
• At one time people believed that it was a wrong
  to get financial help from someone. Boy did the
  Great Depression change all that!!!!

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Similes Metaphors

• Similes
• Herman E. Calloway is as stubborn as a mule.
• Herman E. Calloway is unlike other grandpas I
  know.
• Metaphors
• Bud is a very kind boy.
• Bud is not mean like his grandpa.

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