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Bud Not Buddy Sparknotes

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Bud Not Buddy, written by Christopher Paul Curtis, is about a ten-year-old boy who embarks on a journey to find his long-lost father after the death of his mother.

The book starts off during the Great Depression, when Bud is forced to live in a foster home. He then is adopted by the Amoses, who treat him horribly. This goes to show what harsh conditions people of color had to go through during those times. After that experience, he then ventures off to find his father after finding some sort of evidence he still has family in a briefcase given to him before his mother's death.

Bud finds out that whatever family he has is in Chicago, assumingly his father. He then meets a nice librarian who shows him how to get there after he misses a …show more content…

Herman cared for him and his band, the Dusky Devastators. He becomes a part of the band and the book ends.

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Bud not buddy isn't just enjoyable, but educational. It talks about the Great Depression, racism, and more issues. During the book, Bud faces racism as he travels. One example of the racism he faces was when he was abused by the Amoses. The Dusky Devastators had a lot of trouble pulling in money during their shows because of the Great Depression.

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Bud, the protagonist of the story, is a ten year old boy who is struggling with finding his family after his mother leaves evidence that he still has family left. Angela Janet Caldwell, Bud’s Mother, before the book starts when Bud was six years old. The Amoses adopted Bud when he was ten, but showed how cruel they could be when they locked Bud in the shed full of bugs for the night. The Dusky Devastators is a band started by Herman E. Calloway, including Mr. Jimmy, Steady Eddie, the Thug, Doo-Doo-Bug, Dirty Deed, Herman E. Calloway, and Miss Grace Thomas. Bugs is Bud's best friend from the foster home he used to stay at. Bugs, like Bud, dreams of leaving Flint,

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