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Bud, Not Buddy

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By Christopher Paul Curtis

By Christopher Paul Curtis

By Christopher Paul Curtis

By Christopher Paul Curtis

By Christopher Paul Curtis

By Christopher Paul Curtis

By Christopher Paul Curtis

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    About Bud, Not Buddy

    The Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winning classic about a boy who decides to hit the road 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.
     
    BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR:
    The New York Times
    School Library Journal
    Publishers Weekly
     
    “[A] powerfully felt novel.” —The New York Times
     
    “Will keep readers engrossed from first page to last.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred
     
    “Curtis writes with a razor-sharp intelligence that grabs the reader by the heart and never lets go. . . . This highly recommended title [is] at the top of the list of books to be read again and again.” —Voice of Youth Advocates, Starred

    About Bud, Not Buddy

    The Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winning classic about a boy who decides to hit the road 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.
     
    BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR:
    The New York Times
    School Library Journal
    Publishers Weekly
     
    “[A] powerfully felt novel.” —The New York Times
     
    “Will keep readers engrossed from first page to last.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred
     
    “Curtis writes with a razor-sharp intelligence that grabs the reader by the heart and never lets go. . . . This highly recommended title [is] at the top of the list of books to be read again and again.” —Voice of Youth Advocates, Starred

    About Bud, Not Buddy

    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
          

    About Bud, Not Buddy

    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
          

    About Bud, Not Buddy

    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
          

    About Bud, Not Buddy

    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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    About Christopher Paul Curtis

    Christopher Paul Curtis is the author of The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963, one of the most highly acclaimed first novels for young readers in recent years. It was singled out for many awards, among them a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Honor, and… More about Christopher Paul Curtis

    About Christopher Paul Curtis

    Christopher Paul Curtis is the author of The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963, one of the most highly acclaimed first novels for young readers in recent years. It was singled out for many awards, among them a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Honor, and… More about Christopher Paul Curtis

    About Christopher Paul Curtis

    Christopher Paul Curtis is the author of The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963, one of the most highly acclaimed first novels for young readers in recent years. It was singled out for many awards, among them a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Honor, and… More about Christopher Paul Curtis

    About Christopher Paul Curtis

    Christopher Paul Curtis is the author of The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963, one of the most highly acclaimed first novels for young readers in recent years. It was singled out for many awards, among them a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Honor, and… More about Christopher Paul Curtis

    About Christopher Paul Curtis

    Christopher Paul Curtis is the author of The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963, one of the most highly acclaimed first novels for young readers in recent years. It was singled out for many awards, among them a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Honor, and… More about Christopher Paul Curtis

    About Christopher Paul Curtis

    Christopher Paul Curtis is the author of The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963, one of the most highly acclaimed first novels for young readers in recent years. It was singled out for many awards, among them a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Honor, and… More about Christopher Paul Curtis

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books

    Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Yearling
    Jan 08, 2002 | 288 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780440413288

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books

    Mass Market Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Laurel Leaf
    Sep 14, 2004 | 288 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780553494105

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books

    Hardcover | $17.99
    Published by Delacorte Press
    Sep 07, 1999 | 288 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780385323062

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Delacorte Press
    Nov 13, 2001 | 256 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780385729956

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books | Audiobooks

    CD | $20.00
    Published by Listening Library
    May 23, 2006 | 315 Minutes | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780739331798

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $9.98
    Published by Listening Library
    Jul 05, 2000 | 315 Minutes | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780553750560
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    Praise

    AN ALA BEST BOOK FOR YOUNG ADULTS
    AN ALA NOTABLE CHILDREN’S BOOK
    AN IRA CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARD WINNER
    NAMED TO 14 STATE AWARD LISTS
     
    “The book is a gem, of value to all ages, not just the young people to whom it is aimed.” —The Christian Science Monitor
     
    “Will keep readers engrossed from first page to last.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
     
    “Curtis writes with a razor-sharp intelligence that grabs the reader by the heart and never lets go. . . . This highly recommended title [is] at the top of the list of books to be read again and again.” —Voice of Youth Advocates, starred review

    Awards

    ALA Best Books for Young Adults WINNER 2000

    ALA Notable Children’s Book WINNER 2000

    Arizona Young Reader’s Award WINNER 2002

    Arizona Young Readers Award WINNER 2002

    Coretta Scott King Author Award WINNER 2000

    Coretta Scott King Author Honor WINNER 2000

    Hawaii Nene Award WINNER 2002

    IRA Children’s Book Award for Older Readers WINNER

    Kansas William White Award WINNER 2002

    Kentucky Bluegrass Award WINNER 2001

    Kentucky Bluegrass Master List WINNER 2001

    Maine Student Book Award WINNER 2000

    Mark Twain Award WINNER 2000

    New Mexico Land of Enchantment Book Award WINNER 2003

    Newbery Medal Winner WINNER 2000

    Pacific Northwest Young Readers Choice Award WINNER 2002

    Pennsylvania Keystone State Reading Association Book Award WINNER

    Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award WINNER

    Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book of the Year WINNER

    Scholastic Parent & Child 100 Greatest Books for Kids WINNER 2012

    School Library Journal Best Book of the Year WINNER

    South Dakota Prairie Pasque Award WINNER

    Tennessee Volunteer State Award WINNER 2001

    Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award WINNER 2001

    Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fischer Book Award WINNER

    Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Award NOMINEE 2002

    Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Book Award NOMINEE 2002

    Illinois–Rebecca Caudill Young Reeaders’ Book Award NOMINEE 2002

    ALSC Notable Children’s Recordings SELECTION 2001

    Louisiana Young Reader’s Choice Award FINALIST 2002

    Massachusetts Children’s Book Award FINALIST 2002

    Author Q&A

    Born in Flint, Michigan, Christopher Paul Curtis spent his first 13 years after high school on the assembly line of Flint’s historic Fisher Body Plant #1. His job entailed hanging doors, and it left him with an aversion to getting into and out of large automobiles-particularly big Buicks.

    Curtis’s writing-and his dedication to it-has been greatly influenced by his family. With grandfathers like Earl “Lefty” Lewis, a Negro Baseball League pitcher, and 1930s bandleader Herman E. Curtis, Sr., of “Herman Curtis and the Dusky Devastators of the Depression,” it is easy to see why Christopher Paul Curtis was destined to become an entertainer.

    In Bud, Not Buddy, Curtis tells the story of 10-year-old Bud Caldwell, who hits the road in search of his father and his home. Times may be hard in 1936 Flint, Michigan, but orphaned Bud’s got a few things going for him; he believes his mother left a clue of who his father was-and nothing can stop Bud from trying to find him.

    Curtis’ debut novel, The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963, received both a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Honor in 1996. It tells the story of 10-year-old Kenny and his family, the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan, and their unforgettable journey that leads them into one of the darkest moments in American history. It is by turns a hilarious, touching, and tragic story about civil rights and the impact of violence on one family.

    fun facts

    Born
    May 10, in Flint, Michigan

    Inspiration for writing
    I believe that young people are often blessed with the best ears for detecting what rings true or what feels right in a particular piece of writing. To me the highest accolade comes when a young reader tells me, “I really liked your book.” The young seem to be able to say “really” with a clarity, a faith, and an honesty that we adults have long forgotten. That is why I write.

    Previous jobs
    Factory worker, campaign worker, maintenance man, customer service representative, warehouse clerk, purchasing clerk

    Favorite hobbies
    Playing basketball, collecting old record albums, writing

    Favorite foods
    Mexican, Indian, West Indian

    Favorite books
    Anything by Toni Morrison, Kurt Vonnegut, and Zora Neale Hurston

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