{"product_id":"bud-not-buddy-newbery-medal-winner-paperback-1","title":"Bud, Not Buddy: (Newbery Medal Winner) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Paul Curtis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Watsons Go To Birmingham--1963\u003c\/i\u003e, a Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honoree.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 1. He has his own suitcase full of special things.\u003cbr\u003e 2. He's the author of \u003ci\u003eBud Caldwell's Rules and Things for Having a Funner Life and Making a Better Liar Out of Yourself\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e 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       \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003cbr\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \" A] powerfully felt novel.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Will keep readers engrossed from first page to last.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"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.\" --\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 1936 Flint, Michigan. Times may be hard, and 10-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy, 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: posters of Herman E. Calloway and his band of renown, the Dusky Devastators of the Depression. Bud is sure those posters will lead him to his father. Once he decides to hit the road, nothing can stop him, not hunger, not fear, not would-be vampires, not even Herman E. Calloway himself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From the Trade Paperback edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Paul Curtis\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the Newbery Honor-winning The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 6.8 x 4.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 14, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bud, Not Buddy\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52639739052339,"sku":"9780553494105","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/cUFmQlJYWW1mVTdyQ00vWDIxUEZWUT09.webp?v=1762354387","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/bud-not-buddy-newbery-medal-winner-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}