Bud, Not Buddy

I would argue that there are few ways in which Bud does not change during the course of his story. His circumstances change, he starts to grow up, and he becomes part of a group that he can call...

Bud creates a list of rules that he lives by, which helps him survive and thrive in life. The following five rules help Bud survive in the world on his own: Rule #3 helps Bud avoid getting into...

Bud’s suitcase contains a pack of flyers. These sit at the very bottom of the suitcase. The flyers are advertisements for various performances of the jazz musician Herman E. Calloway. They are...

Bud always introduces himself as "Bud" because that is his name. Bud's mother named him Bud, not Buddy; therefore, Bud wants to be called what his mother named him. Most of chapter five is a...

Bud incorrectly assumes the man in the flyer is his father because of a distant memory. Before Bud’s mother dies, she sees this particular blue flyer and becomes very distraught at seeing it....

After Bud runs away from the Amos household, he isn’t sure what to do or where to go. He eventually decides to try and get to Grand Rapids, Michigan in order to search for Herman E. Calloway. "So...

Unfortunately, Bud never finds out who his father is. While Bud spends the majority of the book believing that Herman E. Calloway is his father, it is revealed in Chapter Eighteen that Calloway is...

Bud's rule number three is as follows. "If you got to tell a lie, make sure it’s simple and easy to remember.” Bud tells the readers this rule in chapter two. Bud is good liar. He admits it...

In chapter 16, after Miss Thomas has told Bud that he can stay with her and the band, she also tells him that she considers him "a godsend," and she tells Bud that he must "keep that in mind all of...

The quote that this question is referring to appears in chapter 16 of Bud, Not Buddy. The chapter begins with Bud waking up after a long night of sleep. He's been needing a good rest. Bud quietly...

In Chapter 19, the Dusky Devastators of the Depression walk into Grand Calloway Station and tell Bud that they have something for him. Steady Eddie slides a busted up cardboard suitcase in front of...

In Chapter 2, Todd Amos is beating up Bud when Mrs. Amos walks into the bedroom. Todd lies to his mother and fakes an asthma attack. Todd points to Bud's hand mark on his face, and Todd's parents...

While Bud searches for his father, he comes across a Hooverville, which is a shanty town. Many of them were constructed during the Great Depression, and homes were often made of cardboard. Bud and...

The answer to this question can be found in chapter 8. Chapter 8 begins with Bud and Bugs being reunited with each other. The two boys are excited to be together again, and they head off toward one...

In Curtis' novel, Bud, Not Buddy, the problem is that Bud has lost his mother—she died when he was six. He has been in the Home for several years, in and out of foster homes, has been beaten up,...

In Chapter 15 of Christopher Paul Curtis's young reader's novel Bud, Not Buddy, Miss Thomas, a singer for Herman E. Calloway's band, takes Bud to Calloway's house called "Grand Calloway Station."...

In Chapter 15, Bud is invited to eat dinner with Herman Calloway and his band at the Sweet Pea. Bud is treated to his first sit-down meal at a restaurant and thoroughly enjoys his food. During the...

Bud says that quote in chapter 9: It's funny how ideas are, in a lot of ways they're just like seeds. Both of them start real, real small and then ... woop, zoop, sloop ... before you can say...

Bud's pretend mom and dad treat him very well during the all-too-brief period in which they're with him. Had it not been for their keeping up the facade that Bud is their son Clarence, then poor...

I believe this question is asking about the announcement that Bud makes at the end of chapter 12. This is the point in the book that Bud finally states that he believes that Herman E. Calloway is...

Early on, Bud introduces the reader to a series of rules and wisdom entitled “Bud Caldwell’s Rules and Things for Having a Funner Life and Making a Better Liar Out of Yourself.” Although Bud has...

There are two rules mentioned in chapter 15 of Bud, Not Buddy. The first is as follows: Rules and Things number 547, or something, that was the one about when a adult tells you, “Don’t Worry.”...

During their ride back to Flint, a policeman pulls over Lefty Lewis with Bud in the passenger seat. When Lefty Lewis pulls over, he cautions Bud to stay silent and remain in his seat. He then tells...

Throughout Bud's journey to Grand Rapids to find Herman Calloway, who ends up being his grandfather, Bud lives by a set of rules he created to help him survive as a homeless orphan during the...

On the surface, Bud appears to be completely different from his grandfather, Herman E. Calloway. While Bud is young, enthusiastic, and friendly, Herman is a grumpy, callous old man, who is reserved...

Surprisingly, the band members (other than Calloway) are quite cordial and accepting of Bud. They might not be accepting of his notion that Calloway is his father, but the band members don't throw...

Aside from the fact that Dirty Deed is an excellent musician, Herman E. Calloway makes sure to keep at least one white band member because of the prejudices and blatantly unfair laws that exist in...

Conflicts are abundant in this book. For example, Bud has a very intense conflict with the Amos family. Specifically, his conflict is with Todd Amos, who thinks that he can beat up Bud with no...

While Bud may mention his mother in each of those chapters, I would focus the motherly advice search to chapter 5. Chapter 4 is still primarily focused on Bud's experience with the Amos family,...

Bud starts crying at the restaurant out of a sense of relief and release. After all the years of hardship and sorrow since his mother died four years earlier, he has finally reached his...

Bud's active imagination gives him hope throughout the novel and encourages him to continue his journey during difficult times. Bud compares his thoughts to tiny seeds that grow into massive maple...

Based on the numbering system that Bud has for his rules, we can tell that there are many of them. For example, rule 118 involves giving adults “Something That They Think They Can Use To Hurt You.”...

Many of Bud’s weaknesses are actually external (such as poverty and homelessness); however, Bud has two main internal weaknesses as well: his inability to show emotion and his rules. Largely...

In Chapter 14, Bud dines with Herman Calloway and his band at the Sweet Pea. As soon as Bud enters the restaurant, he takes a big "snort of air" and says "This must be exactly how heaven smells!"...

I believe that this question is asking about Bud's band name that he is given once the members of Calloway's band decide to care for Bud. This occurs in chapter 16, and the first suggested name is...

Miss Thomas tells Bud that she wants him to stay in chapter 16. Bud's immediate reaction is a "gigantic smile" which he says "split [his] face in half." This implies that he is very happy. The...

In chapter eight, Bud links up with his friend Bugs and the two orphans proceed to visit Flint's version of a Hooverville. A Hooverville is a makeshift shantytown named after President Herbert...

After Bud survives a vicious hornet attack and gets revenge on Todd, he flees the Amos household with his suitcase and begins walking to the north side library. Bud hopes that he will be able to...

Bud learns more than one life lesson over the course of this relatively short novel. A common answer is that Bud learns the value of family, and that is definitely true; however, I don't believe...

In the novel Bud, Not Buddy, Herman E. Calloway is an old, cantankerous individual who is hard to get along with. He is a famous musician who has lost the love of his life, his daughter. Herman's...

Chapter 17 is important because this is when Bud begins to feel like he belongs. Bud is cleaning as the band sets up, and he’s pretending he’s in Twenty Thousand Leaks Under the Sea, which is how...

In Chapter Six of Bud, Not Buddy, Bud accidentally oversleeps and is late to line up at the mission for his breakfast. By the time that he arrives, the line is already two blocks long. As Bud waits...

In Christopher Paul Curtis's young reader's novel Bud, Not Buddy, one reason why the title character Bud believes Herman E. Calloway to be his father has to do with his mother's reaction to a flyer...

Beginning: Bud flees the Amos household by escaping their hornet-infested shed and running to the local library. Bud then meets up with his friend named Bugs and the two boys spend a memorable...

Chapter 14 is an important chapter in Bud, Not Buddy because it shows Bud in a situation where he isn't trying only to survive. He doesn't have to be on guard and try to watch his entire...

Much of Bud, Not Buddy includes the resilience of ten-year-old Bud. Near the beginning of the book, when Bud goes to live with the Amoses, they treat him badly; Todd, the Amos son, beats him, and...