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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
Fiction, Children's
In third grade mrs arnst and ms kosta read us this book.
It is about a boy named bud who is in foster care and his foster brother sticks a pencil up his nose lol that scene is burned in to my brain.
For real though I love this book it’s amazing!!
In third grade mrs arnst and ms kosta read us this book.
It is about a boy named bud who is in foster care and his foster brother sticks a pencil up his nose lol that scene is burned in to my brain.
For real though I love this book it’s amazing!!
Great story about a boy trying to figure out where he belongs. Tried to read a few times when I was younger, but never finished the book. I'm glad that I took this opportunity to read it all the way through.
adventurous
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A kids book with strong historical and social justice themes. If you're dealing with a late elementary school aged reader with a strong sense of curiosity, this works great to introduce them to matters of inequality, racial oppression, etc. Lots of opportunities for tangential reading and lesson planning.
I wish this book was a required reading for school but I never heard of this book until I came across it in a little free library. Absolutely loved this book!!! A solid 5/5 stars for me!!!
Everything is so much better when you read it with kids. Reading this book with my class made me love it even more
This book is brilliantly written and gives a very realistic depiction of Flint, Michigan during the Great Depression. Poignant and at some times, heartbreaking, Bud's story truly did touch my heart. It was also pretty cool that Curtis' grandfathers are the basis for two characters in the story, and I loved that this story gave me a chance to see things from a new perspective.
This book deals with some heavy issues (death, bullying, poverty, and racial discrimination) but in an age appropriate way and with lots of humor interjected. It takes place in my home state of Michigan during the Great Depression.
I found the story a little on the dull side until Bud met Lefty Lewis, who was one of the best characters in the book. He was good-natured and knew just how to handle a scared 10 year old boy. In a most amusing way, Mr. Lewis called Bud, Bud-not-Buddy like it was just one big long name.
Bud was a charming character, sweet and respectful, and I loved seeing the world through his innocent eyes. Orphaned, he was on a mission to find his father. It ended on a hopeful note.
The combination of the phenomenal narration by James Avery and the author's note at the end read by Christopher Paul Curtis himself, bumped what would've been 3.5 stars up to 4 stars. How cool to hear some of Curtis's family history and learn that Lefty Lewis and Herman Calloway were loosely based on his grandfathers.
The dynamic characters made up for any lags in the story. Curtis is a talented author.
I found the story a little on the dull side until Bud met Lefty Lewis, who was one of the best characters in the book. He was good-natured and knew just how to handle a scared 10 year old boy. In a most amusing way, Mr. Lewis called Bud, Bud-not-Buddy like it was just one big long name.
Bud was a charming character, sweet and respectful, and I loved seeing the world through his innocent eyes. Orphaned, he was on a mission to find his father. It ended on a hopeful note.
The combination of the phenomenal narration by James Avery and the author's note at the end read by Christopher Paul Curtis himself, bumped what would've been 3.5 stars up to 4 stars. How cool to hear some of Curtis's family history and learn that Lefty Lewis and Herman Calloway were loosely based on his grandfathers.
The dynamic characters made up for any lags in the story. Curtis is a talented author.
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Didn’t really feel special and felt overall confused
The audiobook has an interview with the author at the end where he talks about his family and how they gave him the idea for Bud, Not Buddy. The interview is interesting, so don’t turn off the audiobook until you reach the end!
This was a reread for me. I read for the first time when I was in middle school. I remember finding it both scary and hilarious. Even after all these years, I vividly remember Bud’s foster parents locking him in a shed with a “vampire.” I’ve read a few of Christopher Paul Curtis’s books, and he always does a great job of writing funny, memorable, loveable children. The audiobook narrator does a great job, too. He captures Bud’s energy and enthusiasm in his narration.
Like the author’s other books, this one is character-driven and episodic. I think some young readers might get bored with the meandering plot. Also, the book has a typical middlegrade ending. Pretty much everything is wrapped up in a perfect fairytale way. It’s a little too neat for my tastes.
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This was a reread for me. I read
Like the author’s other books, this one is character-driven and episodic. I think some young readers might get bored with the meandering plot. Also, the book has a typical middlegrade ending. Pretty much everything is wrapped up in a perfect fairytale way. It’s a little too neat for my tastes.
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One of the first novels I ever read through completely, and it will always remain on my "favorite" shelf of my book collection. A great book for young readers (or old, no judgments here) to get them into the magic of reading. It's filled with hope, humor, history, and some tragedy. It will hopefully help young readers appreciate what they have (even if it isn't a lot) and help them gain understanding about the lives of others and the successes that come with life.