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Age Range
8 - 12
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
1999-01-01
Page Count
272
Publisher
Delacorte Books
Grade Level
3rd - 7th
ISBN
9780553494105
Lexile
950
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Bud, Not Buddy

Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
The story of 10-year-old Bud, fom Flint, Michigan, who struggles to find his place in the world after the death of his mother. When his foster home with the Amoses doesn’t work out, he runs away, looking for his father, jazz musician Herman Calloway. He learns more about who he is when he finds Calloway and his jazz band.
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Bud, Not Buddy Educator Guide

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Bud, Not Buddy: Interview with Christopher Paul Curtis

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Age Range
8 - 12
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
1999-01-01
Page Count
272
Publisher
Delacorte Books
Grade Level
3rd - 7th
ISBN
9780553494105
Lexile
950
Themes
family
identity
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