Bud, Not Buddy
No. of pages 304
Published: 2019
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A heart-warming, funny and fast-moving story set in 1930s America - past winner of the highly prestigious Newbery Medal.
Bud is on a journey. He has hit the road with one idea in mind - he wants to discover his father. He's not got a lot to go on - just a flyer for a jazz band and his very own Rules and Things for Having a Funner Life and Making a Better Liar Out of Yourself. Despite encounters with a car-driving vampire, a monster-infested woodshed and even a real live girl, Bud presses on towards a surprising discovery ...
This book is part of a book series called Puffin .
This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.
There are 304 pages in this book. This book was published 2019 by Penguin Books Ltd .
Christopher Paul Curtis was born in Flint, Michigan, and grew up there. Bud, Not Buddy , his second novel, winner of the 2000 Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Author Award, is available in a Delacorte hardcover edition.
Stories featuring racially diverse characters
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Parents in fiction
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Newbery Award
This book was recognised by the Newbery Award. The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
Volunteer State Book Award
This book was recognised in the Grades 4-6 category by the Volunteer State Book Award.
The Audies
This book was recognised in the Ages 8-12 Years category by the The Audies.
Young Reader's Choice Award
This book was recognised in the Grades 4-6 category by the Young Reader's Choice Award.
