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bud remembers the most about hooverville is his kiss with Dezza. I...

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:50:32 PST

bud remembers the most about hooverville is his kiss with Dezza. I think that that is what Bud remembers is because that was Buds first time kissing a girl.-Maddie L-

Flint, Michigan in 1936

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:40:41 PST

Flint, Michigan in 1936

Bud does not find his father. The man he had believed to be his father,...

Wed, 5 Nov 2008 17:31:16 PST

Bud does not find his father. The man he had believed to be his father, Herman E. Calloway, turns out, in fact, to be his grandfather.

After eating, Bud has to promise to tell the truth about why he has come...

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:46:22 PST

After eating, Bud has to promise to tell the truth about why he has come to the band, and the circumstances that are leading him to claim that Herman is his father.Bud has managed to travel all the way across the state of Michigan on his own in search of Herman E. Calloway. What Bud has already told the band about his mother's death, his escape from the foster home, and his belief that Calloway is indeed his long-lost father is the truth as...

What did Bud have to promise to tell Herman after eating in "Bud,...

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:16:03 PST

What did Bud have to promise to tell Herman after eating in "Bud, Not Buddy"?

There are several details that lead the reader to assume that Mr....

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:34:04 PST

There are several details that lead the reader to assume that Mr. Calloway and his band are very successful. First of all, they can afford to eat at the Sweet Pea, the "best restaurant in Grand Rapids" (Ch. 13). Also, they eat there so regularly, and are so well known, that there is a table reserved just for the band, even though there are a number of other people waiting to eat (Ch. 14). A third detail that evidences the...

What five details let the reader assume Mr. Calloway and his band...

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:23:17 PST

What five details let the reader assume Mr. Calloway and his band members were very successful in "Bud, Not Buddy"?

Bud does not find his father. The man he had believed to be his father,...

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:13:12 PST

Bud does not find his father. The man he had believed to be his father, Herman E. Calloway, turns out, in fact, to be his grandfather.When Herman finds out that Bud's mother was named Angela Janet Caldwell, he is inconsolable. Angela Janet was his daughter, whom he had loved very, very much. Herman, however, always had very high expectations of himself and everyone around him, and he was especially hard on his daughter, because he knew that...

In "Bud, Not Buddy", did Bud find his father and what was his...

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:57:20 PST

In "Bud, Not Buddy", did Bud find his father and what was his name?

This book is about a child in search of his father based on misleading...

Tue, 9 Sep 2008 22:01:50 PST

This book is about a child in search of his father based on misleading evidence--flyers and memories of a mother who died when he was six. Other problems are finding his own identity as a self-defining musician, resilient problem solver, family member, and budding author. He navigates adoption, foster parents, loss of mother, geographic distances and travel in search of the dad he never finds.

What is the problem in "Bud, Not Buddy"?

Tue, 2 Sep 2008 12:42:17 PST

What is the problem in "Bud, Not Buddy"?

Oh, lots of things! In general, think of it as the streets of today,...

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:31:04 PST

Oh, lots of things! In general, think of it as the streets of today, combined with two other factors: the Great Depression and racism. The Great Depression left a lot of people desperate. They were hungry, starving even, and willing to do things that they wouldn't have done when they were well-fed.The racism is even worse. Racism was more extreme and more overt in America at that time, and the depression made it even worse. There were...

What could happen to a young boy walking the Michigan streets in the...

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:46:31 PST

What could happen to a young boy walking the Michigan streets in the middle of the night during the 1930s?

Mrs. Amos appears only briefly in the book, and she is a one-dimensional...

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 17:57:29 PST

Mrs. Amos appears only briefly in the book, and she is a one-dimensional character, a caricature of sanctimonious evil and stupidity. She is mercenary, taking in orphans because she gets paid for doing it, and she is blinded by her emotions, doting on her lying, manipulative son Todd so much that Bud "can't blame Todd for lying...having someone who likes you so much that they think everything you say is the truth has got to be a liar's...

How would you describe Mrs. Amos in "Bud, Not Buddy"?

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:22:48 PST

How would you describe Mrs. Amos in "Bud, Not Buddy"?

You should remember that the setting of any story is the time it occurs,...

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:09:01 PST

You should remember that the setting of any story is the time it occurs, and the place it happens. When and Where.In this book, the time is the Great Depression, and the place changes, but it is primarily Chicago, and the Midwest. Isn't it? Or is it the lower pennisula of Michigan? :>

This is a simple question that you should be able to answer by taking...

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:06:54 PST

This is a simple question that you should be able to answer by taking notes as you read the section of the book where the band members are identified.

Remember that there are two major types of conflict: internal and...

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:05:48 PST

Remember that there are two major types of conflict: internal and external. To identify the conflict of a story you have to ask yourself about the major problem. Is the problem within a character? Is it a moral issue, or a confusion that the character has about some aspect of life? If so, then it is an internal conflict within the character. If you identify the problem as something that exists between two characters, or...

The ltierary elements of all novels are as follows: Characters,...

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:02:01 PST

The ltierary elements of all novels are as follows: Characters, Theme, Setting, Point of View, Plot In the case of Bud, Not Buddy, one of the most important of the elements is Setting, because the setting of the story has an enormous influence on Buddy. His challenges stem from the time and place of the story.

Lefty Lewis's advice is that it is not safe for him, a young black boy,...

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:49:23 PST

Lefty Lewis's advice is that it is not safe for him, a young black boy, to be traveling the roads alone, especially at night. He says, "a young brown-skinned boy walking along the road just outside of Owosso, Michigan, at two-thirty in the morning is definitely not where he ought to be...in fact, what is definite is that neither one of us should be out here this time of night" (Chapter 10). Lefty elaborates on his warning later,...