mudder17 's review for:

Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

5.0

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I heard the first part of this book being read in my daughter's classroom and was so pulled in, I had to finish it myself. Bud is a 10-year-old orphan who grew up in Flint, Michigan. The book takes place in 1936, which is about 4 years after his mom's death. He is placed in foster care with his third family and decides to run away after he is bullied by the family's son. In his suitcase are mementos left to him by his mother and he uses these clues to find who he believes is his father. Without giving away spoilers, this story is about Bud finding his forever home and his place in this world. I was very much moved by the ending and am not surprised it is a Newberry Medal and Coretta Scott King Award winner.