Student Question
On what page in 'Bud, Not Buddy' does Bud mention families are paid for taking in orphans?
Quick answer:
Bud mentions that foster families are paid to care for orphans in Chapter 2, on page 13 of the First Dell Laurel-Leaf Edition. During an encounter with Todd Amos, Bud reflects on his situation, stating he doesn't care that Todd's mother is paid to take care of him. This highlights the foster care system's practice of compensating families for housing orphans, a situation Bud finds himself in at the Amos household before planning his escape.
In Chapter 2, on page 13 of the First Dell Laurel-Leaf Edition, Bud mentions that foster families are paid to care for orphans from the Home. Bud is staying at the Amos' home and wakes up to the entire room smelling like rubber. Todd Amos, the twelve-year-old son, had stuck a Ticonderoga pencil up Bud's nose while he was sleeping. Todd is a bully, and Bud gets upset when Todd calls him Buddy and mentions that he's never gotten the pencil in as deep as the letter "N." Bud comments,
"I didn't care that Todd Amos was twelve years old, I didn't care that he was twice as big as me, and I didn't care that his mother was being paid to take care of me" (Curtis 13).
During his rant, Bud reveals that the Amoses were getting paid to take care of him. This is typical of a foster care home, in which the state pays the foster parents monthly to house orphans. Bud hates it at the Amoses and eventually escapes after he gets his revenge on Todd.
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