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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
(Audio book version, read by the author)
This is only the second audio book I've experienced, and it was a fabulous listen. I adore Christopher Paul Curtis' voice.
Bud (don't ever call him Buddy) is a great story of courage and the search for family during the depression. Filled with humor and an undying positive spirit, Bud is a character that kids can enjoy.
This is only the second audio book I've experienced, and it was a fabulous listen. I adore Christopher Paul Curtis' voice.
Bud (don't ever call him Buddy) is a great story of courage and the search for family during the depression. Filled with humor and an undying positive spirit, Bud is a character that kids can enjoy.
Listened to on audible with the family. Everyone gave it 5 stars.
I've been on a classic children's kick lately and this was one title I either don't remember reading as a child or I've never read it.
Well, I wish I hadn't. I liked the idea of it, appreciated that it was set during the Depression and that our hero wasn't a spoiled little child but a black orphan "on the lam." But the delivery felt flat and it all felt too simple. Yes, it's a children's book and we aren't going to expect a master of literary prose here, but I expected more.
Well, I wish I hadn't. I liked the idea of it, appreciated that it was set during the Depression and that our hero wasn't a spoiled little child but a black orphan "on the lam." But the delivery felt flat and it all felt too simple. Yes, it's a children's book and we aren't going to expect a master of literary prose here, but I expected more.
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Funny, fifth grade level reading. Topics: jazz, depression era, musicians, foster care
Excellent book about life in during the Depression. Bud is a 10 year old black orphan trying to find his father. Parts of the plot were a little difficult to stomach, so I would not recommend it for younger readers but it should be fine for middle schoolers.
Bud, Not Buddy is a Coming of Age novel that takes place during the Great Depression. Christopher Paul Curtis writes the main character Bud with incredible voice! It is the best part of the book - hearing Bud thoughts with such incredible voice. The book is well written and entertaining. Somehow, I felt the ending was still unfinished. Overall, a good book and my fifth graders really enjoyed the story and listening to the audio version while reading.
A great choice for On the Same Page. I'm sure if I'd read it when I was nine I would have thought about it obsessively for a decade.
I should have read this years ago, but thoroughly loved it as an adult.
Bud is amazing.
Bud is amazing.
Read this with my 3rd grader. Excellent book to work through history/current events in the 1930s. Hits on the depression, Hoovervilles, group homes, charity vs mutual aid, the rise of Jazz and Swing, racism, trains, hobo-ism, etc. Lots of material here and easy to teach one chapter at a time.