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Bud, Not Buddy
by Christopher Paul Curtis
Bud, Not Buddy tells the story of 10-year-old Bud Caldwell, an orphaned African American boy living during the Great Depression of the 1930s. After being mistreated by a foster family, Bud decides he's going to take his few prized processions and try to find his father using the clues he's sure his mother gave him before she died.
There are a lot of great things about this book and I now understand why this book is used in classrooms. The book gives insight to various aspects of the 1930s: music, the Great Depression, racism and prejudice, just to name a few. Another great aspect of the book is that it is about a minority character in foster care--not a common topic in children's and middle-grade literature, but one that is definitely needed. But the best thing about this book is it isn't boring! So often, kids are forced to read these books and they're dry as dirt; Bud, Not Buddy is a fast, interesting, and at some points, funny book. Bud is such a relatable and likeable character. Kids are going to read this book and not even realize they're learning history. Two thumbs up to that!
There are a lot of great things about this book and I now understand why this book is used in classrooms. The book gives insight to various aspects of the 1930s: music, the Great Depression, racism and prejudice, just to name a few. Another great aspect of the book is that it is about a minority character in foster care--not a common topic in children's and middle-grade literature, but one that is definitely needed. But the best thing about this book is it isn't boring! So often, kids are forced to read these books and they're dry as dirt; Bud, Not Buddy is a fast, interesting, and at some points, funny book. Bud is such a relatable and likeable character. Kids are going to read this book and not even realize they're learning history. Two thumbs up to that!