Calloway and his famous band, the Dusky Devastators of the Depression!!!!!!īud’s got an idea that those flyers will lead him to his father. His momma never told him who his father was, but she left a clue: flyers advertising Herman E. He’s the author of Bud Caldwell’s Rules and Things for Having a Funner Life and Making a Better Liar Out of Yourself.ģ. He has his own suitcase full of special things.Ģ. Times may be hard, and ten-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy on the run, but Bud’s got a few things going for him:ġ.

The Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winning classic about a boy who decides to hit the road to find his father-from Christopher Paul Curtis, author of The Watsons Go To Birmingham-1963, a Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honoree. Keywords: African American, African American author, diversity, diverse books, Diversity: Self Image, Black Lives Matter, courage, father/son, belonging, humor, 9 year old, 10 year old, 11 year old, 12 year oldīook Pairing: Pair this book with Children of the Great Depression by Russell Freedman This book is the 2000 Newbery Medal winner. Humor is thrown into the mix, as always, from Mr. The voice he creates is true and compelling as is the tale of our friend Bud, who is about to encounter some odd characters and do some real living with us at his side.

If you haven't read anything by Christopher Paul Curtis, prepare to be drawn in vividly to the world of his characters. He has summoned his courage and is going to find the man who might be his father, Herman E. Ten-year-old Bud Caldwell is on the road and setting forth on his own plan for a change.

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