Bud, Not Buddy
by Christopher Paul Curtis
Taste attributes: historicaladventurecomedymusicalfresh & originalwholesomeimaginarysimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survivalunderdog triumphs
Boxlist takeA straightforward historical novel that is moving and wholesome. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.5 / 5
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About This Book
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.
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- Christopher Paul Curtis
- Published
- 1999
- Pages
- 246
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- Open Library
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