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Bud, Not Buddy
by Christopher Paul Curtis
I wondered why "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by the same author got runner-up on all the awards and this book won them (Newbery Medal, Coretta Scott King Award)...but now that I've read it, I know why. It's an even sweeter story. An orphan in Depression Era, Flint, Michigan, goes in search of his family. You'll fall in love with many of the characters...Buddy, Lefty Lewis, Miss Thomas (the vocalist), and the sax player in the band. It's a wonderful story that exhibits the warmth and humor of tight-knit African-American families...whether related by blood or by choice.
Re-read out loud to Denny and Kay and my kids on a road trip through the Midwest. We were all in tears at the end, and this is one of my sweetest memories.
Re-read out loud to Denny and Kay and my kids on a road trip through the Midwest. We were all in tears at the end, and this is one of my sweetest memories.