Bud, Not Buddy

This book is about a kid named Bud Cadwell who is ten years old and lives in an orphanidge. His mother died at the age of six. At the orphanidge his best friend was a kid named Bugs. He is then sent to live with a foster family, the Amoses who are very abusive to him and make him sleep in a dirty shack. In the shack he feels helpless and alone. When Bud finally escapes the shed he goes back into the house to grab his suitcase and leave for good. Bud then reunites with Bugs when he is sleeping under a tree next to a local library. They both decide to go to Hooperville to find food and shelter. Bud is also and mainly going to find his father who he suspects to be Herman Calloway. In Hoopersville Bud meets his crush Deza Malone. Bud and Bugs then try to take the train to Chicago but Bugs only accomplished too get on the train and bud was left behind. Bud decides to set off in search of his father. The journey will be difficult because he doesn't know who the man is. His only clue is a flyer advertising a jazz band that was left in his suitcase by Angel Janet Caldwell, Bud's mother, before her death. Bud aims for Grand Rapids, Michigan convinced that the leader of the band, "Herman E. Calloway and the Dusky Devastators of the Depression" is the man he's looking for. When Bud finally meets up with Herman calloway he believes there is no way Bud could be his son. Bud then notices some rocks with some writing on it that Calloway has. Bud then grabs some of his rocks out of his suitcase and tells Herman "I have some just like yours." Herman proceeds to examin the rocks and sais who did wo get these from. Bud then replies my mother. Calloway then realizes that he is Buds Grandfather! Herman then asks where is your mother, then Bud said she died four years ago. The davastated man then goes up to his room where he cries. Bud comes up to console his grandfather and then they hug.

Bud is an orphan who is ten years old. Herman Calloway is the Leader of Herman Calloway and The Dusky Devastators of the Deppression.

I used visualization when reading this book.

The author of this book is Christopher Paul Curtis. Some other book he wrote include Bucking the sarge, The watsons go to Birmingham etc.