By Christopher Paul Curtis

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By Christopher Paul Curtis
Bud Not Buddy
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The Main Idea of Bud Not Buddy is Bud Trying to
Find His Dad

• Bud goes to a foster home and gets in a fight,
  with Todd Amos.
• Bud leaves Amos house in search of Miss. Hill a
  librarian.
• Bud cant find Miss. Hill so goes to find his dad
  Herman E. Calloway in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
• Bud gets a ride to Grand Rapids from Lefty Lewis.
• Bud finds his dad, but his dad disagrees with
  Bud. His dad denies Bud is his son.
• Bud comes to find out that Herman isnt his dad
  but his grandfather.

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The Theme of the Story

• The theme of the story is to not leave your
  guardians. If you do that you might get hurt,
  mistaken for someone else, or have no food. So
  never leave your guardians.

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Plot of Bud Not Buddy

• Bud gets locked up in a shed.
• Bud goes looking for his dad.
• Bud kisses Deza Malone.
• Bud finds a man he thinks is his dad.
• Bud figures out this man is his grandpa.

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The Setting

• This story takes place in Flint, Michigan. It
  also takes place in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It
  takes place around the time of the Great
  Depression. The setting is also in Mr. Calloways
  house. Which is a clean and big house. Those are
  some of the settings in the story Bud Not Buddy.

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Three Characters From The Story

• Bud is the main character and is very brave. Bud
  is also very funny and smart. Bud has brown hair
  and blue eyes. Bud is also African American. Bud
  is looking for his dad in the story. Bud is a
  cool character.
• Herman E. Calloway is mean. He is very fat . He
  never believes Bud in the story. He also has
  brown hair. Herman is African American. He is
  Buds grandpa.
• Steady Eddie is very nice to Bud . He is also
  smart and musically talented. He has brown hair
  and is African American. He is in Hermans band.
  He is one of Buds friends.

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Five Words From The Story I Didnt Know

• I took in a deep breath and looked over at the
  icebox to see if the shotgun was still there. I
  think it means a box for ice. The definition is
  refrigerator
• I was on the lam, I was just like Public Enemy
  Number One. I think it means on the loose. It
  means to flee or be on your own
• Whats a labor organizer, sir? I think it
  means a boss. It means a person who is head of a
  union.
• You ran all the way from Grand Rapids to
  Owosso I think it is a town or city. It is a
  city in Michigan
• She mustve thought I was a real weakling. I
  think it means a stupid person. It means a weak
  person

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The Great Depression

• It was started by the collapse of the stock
  market.
• The Great Depression happened from1929 to1939.
• 12 to 15 million people had no jobs.
• It began in the United States, but quickly turned
  into a world wide economic slump.
• Many other countries had been affected by 1931.

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Similes and Metaphors

• Bud is a lion.
• Bud is like a dove.
• Bugs is a mouse.
• Bugs is like a cat.

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My Chart