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. Calloway himself.īud, 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 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 and his famous band, the Dusky Devastators of the Depression!!!!!!īud's got an idea that those flyers will lead him to his father. His momma never told him who his father was, but she left a clue: flyers of Herman E.

Choose from Same Day Delivery, Drive Up or Order Pickup. He's the author of Bud Caldwell's Rules and Things for Having a Funner Life and Making a Better Liar Out of Yourself.ģ. Read reviews and buy Bud, Not Buddy (Reprint) (Paperback) by Christopher Paul Curtis at Target. He has his own suitcase filled with his own important, secret things.Ģ. Herman starts crying again so Bud begins to console him for the second time. Bud interrupts him, however, to tell him that his name is Bud, sir, not Buddy. Bud exclaims that he knows the man is a vampire because he has human blood with him. The man approaches and tells Bud to roll down his window, and Bud cannot help but obey. He is taken aback when he sees Bud and stumbles to give him an apology. Bud, Not Buddy Summary and Analysis of Chapters 11-15 Summary Chapter 11 The car goes thirty feet before it comes to a stop. He puts his hand on Herman’s back, and Herman whips around. 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:ġ. Bud feels sorry for Herman and walks over to him.

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