Bud, Not Buddy

In Bud, Not Buddy, Bud initially believes Herman Calloway is his father due to his mother's reaction to a flyer featuring Herman and his band, the Dusky Devastators of the Depression. Bud idolizes...

Bud says "ideas are like seeds" because both start small and can grow into something much larger. In chapter 9, Bud compares the growth of his idea that Herman Calloway is his father to a seed...

The librarian gives Bud a book titled The Pictorial History of the War Between the States because she remembers his interest in the Civil War. Although Bud is initially skeptical, he enjoys the book...

Bud lies to the man in the fancy car, Lefty Lewis, by saying he ran away from Grand Rapids instead of Flint, Michigan. This lie is motivated by Bud's desire to reach Grand Rapids, where he believes...

Bud views the library as a place where people can easily lose track of time, as he becomes so absorbed in reading that he stays until closing. Initially visiting the library to calculate the distance...