Bud, Not Buddy

Bud Caldwell is ten years old. At the age of six, Bud’s mother died. Bud lives in an orphanage, called the Home, since he does not have any family members to take care of him. When Bud heard he was going to live with the Amos, he wasn’t very excited. He heard that Mr. and Mrs. Amos’ son, Todd, was two years older than he is. Bud’s friend, Bugs, was going to live with a family that had three little girls. Bud would rather take Bugs’ new family than live with a twelve year old boy any day. Bud

Title: Bud, Not Buddy Author: Christopher Paul Curtis Detailed Description of Setting: This story takes place in Flint and Grand Rapids, Michigan, during the middle of the Great Depression. The Great Depression was a really bad worldwide economic recession throughout the 1930’s, which caused high unemployment for adults and homelessness for many children. Bud “not Buddy” Caldwell is the main character and is a ten-year-old African-American boy who lives in Flint, Michigan. Bud has been

they were, and so was Bud Caldwell! Bud Caldwell is a ten-year-old African American boy. He is the main character in the book, Bud, Not Buddy, written by Christopher Paul Curtis. After Bud's mother died when he was six, Bud went to an orphanage. Then, Bud went to a foster family, but the Amoses were very mean to him. So, Bud ran away. Bud started trying to find his father in the hopes that he may not be an orphan anymore, and so that he wouldn't be treated so awful. Bud, Not Buddy would be a different

the book Bud, Not Buddy, Bud is a 12-year-old boy that has lost his mom, and he doesn’t know who his dad is. Bud is trying to find his dad. He has been to three different foster homes. Bud is struggling to survive on his own. Bud, Not Buddy would be a different book if it had been written in a white boy’s perspective because Bud might have been adopted faster, the Amos’s son Todd might not have fought with Bud, and more people might have helped him find his father. To begin with, Bud might have

Imagine having to fend for yourself, as an orphan, during the Great Depression. In the book, Bud, Not Buddy, Bud is an orphan and has to go off by himself. He goes with his friend Bugs to get a train to Chicago. When Bud misses it, he goes to the library. He sets off to find his father, Herman E. Calloway, in Grand Rapids. Bud, Not Buddy would have been a different story if Bud had given up because he would've gone back to the orphanage, he would have never gone to Hooverville with Bugs, he

Bud not Buddy is written in a perspective by a ten-year-old named Bud. Throughout the story Bud faced challenges of his own. Bud was adopted and beat up by a twelve-year-old named Todd. Bud ran away to find his dad. The whole story Bud is trying to go find his dad but he has gone through some challenges to get to him. This story Bud not Buddy would be different if Bud was 18-years-old, his mom is still alive, and written in modern era. To begin with, this story Bud not Buddy is a great

Have you ever read of the book "Bud, not Buddy"? Well, if you haven't here is a summary of the book. First off, the books began with the main character, Bud in an orphanage, he gets adopted by a family of three a mother, a father, and a son named Todd, but when it comes to lying they believe their son, and only their son. Now, that combo isn't exactly ideal, long story short Bud gets locked in a shed, he escapes, and then after getting revenge on the Amoses Bud runs away. Then he finds his friend

Depression of 1930's? In the book, "Bud, Not Buddy" a child no longer has his mother, Angela Janet Caldwell, at 6 and goes off to discover his father. At the end, he figures out Herman is his grandfather, not his father. "Bud, Not Buddy" would be different if Herman E. Calloway was Bud´s dad because Angela wouldn´t be Hermans daughter, Angela wouldn´t have left, and maybe Angela wouldn´t have perished! For starters, the story would have been different if Herman was Buds dad because then Angela wouldn´t

The story of Bud, Not Buddy "When one door closes, another door opens," Bud's momma said. This is a quote from the novel, Bud, Not Buddy. In this a young boy, Bud, struggles to survive living in the Great Depression. He struggles with abuse, loneliness, hunger, and also being on the lam. Bud, Not Buddy would have been different if Bud's father had stayed because Bud wouldn’t have gone to find Herman, he wouldn’t have gone to Hooverville, and he wouldn’t have needed the Home. First of all,

happening again! I wish that Buds mother wouldn´t like she did in chapter 1 of Bud, Not Buddy, Bud wouldn´t go hungry, and they might´ve been poor/broke. I wish that Buds mother wouldn´t die because, he wouldn´t have had to go out and look for his dad because he was already staying with his mother. Also, he wouldn´t be hungry because he was staying with his mother and he could go to school and eat. If Buds mother would have been poor/broke then they both would be looking for Buds dad.