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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I think it’s a great middle grade book that does a wonderful job of explaining the lives of Black people during that time in history. It was heartwarming and does an excellent job of painting a picture of a young Black big coming of age and the challenges faced as well as the strength of community
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse, Violence, Death of parent
Cute story
This was a very short but heartwarming tale. I was raised in Michigan from 3-20 and still consider it my home so I enjoyed all of the references and cities mentioned. I liked hearing all about Bud not Buddy's rules for getting through life and I thoroughly enjoyed all the side characters.
I don't have much to say about this one because there wasn't much to it but I would definitely recommend it, especially to an older child.
This was a very short but heartwarming tale. I was raised in Michigan from 3-20 and still consider it my home so I enjoyed all of the references and cities mentioned. I liked hearing all about Bud not Buddy's rules for getting through life and I thoroughly enjoyed all the side characters.
I don't have much to say about this one because there wasn't much to it but I would definitely recommend it, especially to an older child.
Growing up 5 miles from Flint, I can't believe I'd never heard of this book until now. I found this book to be very moving and terribly sad in parts. I'm so very glad that I found it.
This is a book I've had on my radar for a long time. I enjoyed it overall and really liked a lot of the characters. There was a large portion of the book where I was bored, especially during the first half of the book, but I loved the ending.
Rating: 4 /5 stars
I read Bud, Not Buddy along with one of the literature circles in my 5th grade class. I'd never had the pleasure of reading it before. Mr. Curtis' book gives a frank and relatable account of a 10 year old's African American boy's life during The Great Depression.
Many of the terms, events and language will be new to any young reader. If you are reading this with a younger reader, stopping to talk about and discuss these things would go a great length to helping them understand the story on more deeper level.
I truly enjoyed Mr. Curtis' voice and his very clear writing for our main character, Bud Caldwell. Bud - "not Buddy" - is a 10 year old African American orphan boy living through the Great Depression. His mother - who loved him very much - has been dead for 4 years and Bud has been living in and out of foster care and orphanages.His last foster home was not ideal and Bud decides to find his father by following the clues he believes his mother left in his possession. He carries a beat up old suitcase that belonged to his mom with all his material goods and all the things his mom gave him.
The meat of the story follows Bud's adventures and the characters he meets along the way. I really loved the character of Bud. It can be difficult to write a young character in realistic settings where they don't come off as being too over the top in either being a trouble maker or being a perfect child. Bud is both and neither. I found myself really feeling for him and rooting for him to get to where he needed to go.
It is an enjoyable read and I am excited for my students to complete the book.
Highly recommend.
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.
I read Bud, Not Buddy along with one of the literature circles in my 5th grade class. I'd never had the pleasure of reading it before. Mr. Curtis' book gives a frank and relatable account of a 10 year old's African American boy's life during The Great Depression.
Many of the terms, events and language will be new to any young reader. If you are reading this with a younger reader, stopping to talk about and discuss these things would go a great length to helping them understand the story on more deeper level.
I truly enjoyed Mr. Curtis' voice and his very clear writing for our main character, Bud Caldwell. Bud - "not Buddy" - is a 10 year old African American orphan boy living through the Great Depression. His mother - who loved him very much - has been dead for 4 years and Bud has been living in and out of foster care and orphanages.His last foster home was not ideal and Bud decides to find his father by following the clues he believes his mother left in his possession. He carries a beat up old suitcase that belonged to his mom with all his material goods and all the things his mom gave him.
The meat of the story follows Bud's adventures and the characters he meets along the way. I really loved the character of Bud. It can be difficult to write a young character in realistic settings where they don't come off as being too over the top in either being a trouble maker or being a perfect child. Bud is both and neither. I found myself really feeling for him and rooting for him to get to where he needed to go.
It is an enjoyable read and I am excited for my students to complete the book.
Highly recommend.
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It was an interesting read and shed some life on what life was like for a ten-year-old black boy during the depression.