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crazyman879
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In Bud, Not Buddy, what had Todd really done to Bud before his mother came into the room?

 

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Posted by crazyman879 on Tuesday February 17, 2009 at 12:39 PM and tagged with bud, bud, not buddy, characters, plot, todd.

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  1. ladyvols1 Teacher
    High School - 9th Grade

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    In the children's novel, "Bud, Not Buddy," Bud was removed from a Flint, Michigian orphanage, and placed in the home of a foster family.  The Amos family took Bud home but Bud could tell early that there was going to be trouble.  Todd, the Amos' son resented Bud and harassed him from the start.  In the section you are asking about, Todd had awakened Bud by shoving a Ticonderoga pencil up his nose.

    When Bud awoke with the feeling that he was smothering he slapped Todd.  Once slapped, Todd began to beat the smaller Bud.  Todd's mother came into the room and she listened to Todd cry and complain about how Bud attacked him.  She saw the slap marks across his face and decided Bud must go back to the Orphanage.

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    Posted by ladyvols1 on Monday March 9, 2009 at 4:29 AM