Bud, Not Buddy Contributor(s): Curtis, Christopher Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0385323069 ISBN-13: 9780385323062 Publisher: Delacorte Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 1999 Annotation: It's 1936, in Flint, Michigan. Times may be hard, and ten-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy on the run, but Bud's got a few things going for him: 1. He has his own suitcase filled with his own important, secret things. 2. He's the author of Bud Caldwell's Rules and Things for Having a Funner Life and Making a Better Liar Out of Yourself. 3. His momma never told him who his father was, but she left a clue: flyers of Herman E. Calloway and his famous band, the Dusky Devastators of the Depression!!!!!! Bud's got an idea that those flyers will lead him to his father. Once he decides to hit the road and find this mystery man, nothing can stop him--not hunger, not fear, not vampires, not even Herman E. Calloway himself. Bud, Not Buddy is full of laugh-out-loud humor and wonderful characters, hitting the high notes of jazz and sounding the deeper tones of the Great Depression. Once again Christopher Paul Curtis, author of the award-winning novel The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963, takes readers on a heartwarming and unforgettable journey. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Runaways - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Parents |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 99010614 |
Age Level: 10-UP |
Grade Level: 5-UP |
Lexile Measure: 950(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.8" W x 8.3" L (0.90 lbs) 288 pages |
Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Chronological Period - 1930's - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - Michigan - Topical - Family |
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
Awards: Blackboard Book of the Year Awards, Winner, Children's, 2000 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award, Nominee, Grades 4-8, 2002 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award, Winner, Grades 6-8, 2001 Maine Student Book Award, Second Place, Grades 4-8, 2001 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award, Winner, Children's, 2001 Grand Canyon Reader Award, Winner, Teen, 2002 Nene Award, Winner, Children's Fiction, 2002 Massachusetts Children's Book Award, Honor Book, Children's Book, 2001 William Allen White Childens Book Award, Winner, Grades 6-8, 2002 Land of Enchantment Book Award, Winner, Young Adult, 2002 Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award, Honor Book, Young Readers, 2002 Newbery Medal, Winner, Children's, 2000 Book Sense Book of the Year Award, Nominee, Children's, 2000 Bluebonnet Awards, Nominee, Children's, 2002 Bookseller's Choice, Winner, Middle Readers, 2000 Coretta Scott King Award, Winner, Author, 2000 Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007), Winner, Gold, 1999 Sunshine State Young Reader's Award, Nominee, Grades 3-5, 2002 Sunshine State Young Reader's Award, Nominee, Grades 6-8, 2002 |
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 08/09/1999 pg. 352 School Library Journal 09/01/1999 pg. 221 Booklist 09/01/1999 pg. 131 Time 10/04/1999 pg. 108 New York Times 11/21/1999 pg. 32 Time 01/31/2000 pg. 68 New York Times 12/05/1999 pg. 100 Ebony 04/01/2000 pg. 20 ALA Best Books Young Adults 01/01/2000 pg. 1340 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1999 pg. 77 - Superior,Well Above Average Booklist 04/01/2000 pg. 1474 Black Issues Book Review 09/01/2000 pg. 78 Publishers Weekly 01/01/2001 pg. 57 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2000 pg. 77 - Superior,Well Above Average Library Journal 12/01/1999 Entertainment Weekly 11/14/2014 pg. 111 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 29554 Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Hit the road with Bud in this Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winning classic about a boy on a journey to find his father--from Christopher Paul Curtis, author of The Watsons Go To Birmingham--1963, a Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honoree. It's 1936, in Flint Michigan. Times may be hard, and ten-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy on the run, but Bud's got a few things going for him: 1. He has his own suitcase full of special things.2. He's the author of Bud Caldwell's Rules and Things for Having a Funner Life and Making a Better Liar Out of Yourself. 3. His momma never told him who his father was, but she left a clue: flyers advertising Herman E. Calloway and his famous band, the Dusky Devastators of the Depression Bud's got an idea that those flyers will lead him to his father. Once he decides to hit the road to find this mystery man, nothing can stop him--not hunger, not fear, not vampires, not even Herman E. Calloway himself. " A] powerfully felt novel." --The New York Times |
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