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Bud, Not Buddy
by Christopher Paul Curtis
From a library Newsletter...
For my November book I selected Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis (level U) . My husband Sean heard the author speak last year at the the Lucy Calkins writing workshop and he highly recommended that I put it on my reading list. It took me 5 months to get around it to, but I don't forget a heartfelt recommendation and I was thrilled to read it first. The book, which won the John Newbery Award in 2000, was really wonderful and I can't believe I waited so long to pick it up! The story is set in Michigan during the Great Depression and follows the life of young Bud Caldwell as he strikes out on his own to find his father after running away from a horrible foster home. Bud's mother has been dead for 4 years but he thinks he has some clues to help him find his father in his old cardboard suitcase which he takes with him wherever he goes. I don't want to spoil much of the plot and certainly don't want to give away the ending, but if you pick up the book be ready for some real adventures, a good does of humor, true insight into one of the most transformative periods of American history, and a wonderfully satisfying story all around. I can't wait to read this one with my daughter soon. I know it will lead to a lot of important discussions.
For my November book I selected Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis (level U) . My husband Sean heard the author speak last year at the the Lucy Calkins writing workshop and he highly recommended that I put it on my reading list. It took me 5 months to get around it to, but I don't forget a heartfelt recommendation and I was thrilled to read it first. The book, which won the John Newbery Award in 2000, was really wonderful and I can't believe I waited so long to pick it up! The story is set in Michigan during the Great Depression and follows the life of young Bud Caldwell as he strikes out on his own to find his father after running away from a horrible foster home. Bud's mother has been dead for 4 years but he thinks he has some clues to help him find his father in his old cardboard suitcase which he takes with him wherever he goes. I don't want to spoil much of the plot and certainly don't want to give away the ending, but if you pick up the book be ready for some real adventures, a good does of humor, true insight into one of the most transformative periods of American history, and a wonderfully satisfying story all around. I can't wait to read this one with my daughter soon. I know it will lead to a lot of important discussions.