At this point in the story, Bud is "on the lam" after escaping the dreaded Amos household and managing to get breakfast at the packed city mission, where hundreds of homeless citizens are fed on a daily basis. After eating breakfast, Bud travels to the local library and begins looking for Miss Hill. Miss Hill is a familiar face and a friendly person who Bud trusts. When Bud's mother used to take him to the library, Miss Hill would always help Bud look for history books that interested him. Bud has no one to turn to, and the library is a comfortable, familiar location where he can find respite and hopefully run into Miss Hill for some help. Given Miss Hill's friendly, helpful attitude in the past, Bud believes that she may be able to help him travel to Grand Rapids, where he can meet his father. Unfortunately, Miss Hill recently got married and moved to Chicago with her husband. Instead of running into Miss Hill, Bud meets up with his friend Bugs, and the two boys travel to a Hooverville.

As a "what do you think" type of question, you can feel free to answer the question however you think. The key component is to have an answer that can be supported with evidence from the text. Miss Hill comes to reader's attention in chapter 5. Bud is now "on the lam," and he needs a place to regroup, find out some information, and plan his next move. He knows that the library is a safe place, and he knows he can get information there as well. Additionally, he is familiar with the library. His mother used to take him there, and that is when he met Miss Hill. Bud is seeking out Miss Hill because she is somebody he knows that will be supportive of him. We know this because the other librarian recognizes Bud as one of the boys that Miss Hill would frequently help.

And you're the little fellow who used to come in all the time and ask Miss Hill for books about the Civil War, aren't you?