Bud, Not Buddy - wikipedia Bud, Not Buddy Bud, Not Buddy Front cover of Bud, Not Buddy. Author Christopher Paul Curtis Country United States Language English Genre Adult humor, Multicultural fiction, Historical fiction Publisher Delacorte Books for Adult Readers Publication date 1999 Media type Print ( hardback & paperback ) Pages 245 pages ISBN 0 - 385 - 32306 - 9 OCLC 40744296 LC Class PZ7. C94137 Bu 1999 Bud, Not Buddy is a children 's novel written by Christopher Paul Curtis, published in 1999. The book received the 2000 Newbery Medal for excellence in American children 's literature. Christopher Paul Curtis was also recognized with the 2000 Coretta Scott King Award, an award given to outstanding African - American authors. Bud, Not Buddy was also recognized with the William Allen White Children 's Book Award for grades 6 - 8. Bud Caldwell is a ten - year - old orphan, living in Flint, Michigan, in 1936. Since the death of his mother four years earlier, Bud has been living in an orphanage and had short stints in several foster homes. The few items he has left of his mother include a blanket, a bag of rocks, a photograph of his mother as a child, and flyers that show Herman E. Calloway and his jazz band, the Dusky Devastators of the Depression. Plot The story opens with Bud being placed with a new foster family, the Amoses. Bud soon meets Todd Amos, their 12 - year - old son, who teases him mercilessly and calls him Buddy. After a fight with Todd, Bud is forced to spend the night in the garden shed. In the shed, he mistakes a hornet nest for a vampire bat and hits the nest with a rake. This upsets the hornets and Bud gets stung. During his adrenaline rush, he breaks through the window of the shed. After escaping the shed, Bud takes revenge on Todd by making him wet his bed by putting Todd 's hand in warm water. He escapes and sleeps under a Christmas tree for the night. His friend Bugs wakes him up so they can go to the West. Bud runs away with Bugs. They try to hop on a train, but Bud fails to make it and is left behind. Bud starts walking to go to Grand Rapids, Michigan. On the way, he meets Lefty Lewis, who gives him a ride in his car to Grand Rapids to find his father, as he calls him, Herman E. Calloway. He stays with Lefty for a short while, then leaves to find his father. Bud later discovers that Herman E. Calloway is his grandfather when he meets the band. The band treats Bud with kindness, but Herman treats Bud with great animosity. Bud delivers the news that Bud 's mom, Angela, is dead. This brings great grief to Herman. The story ends with Bud receiving a horn from the band, and Bud thinks he will have a bright future. It also ends with Bud finding out that the dead girl 's room that he sleeps in was his mother 's room. Stage adaptation Bud, Not Buddy was adapted for the stage by Reginald Andre Jackson for Black History Month, in Fremont, California. The production premiered in 2006 at the Langston Hughes Cultural Arts Center. It has been produced several times, including at the Children 's Theatre Company in Minneapolis, Main Street Theatre in Houston, the University of Michigan - Flint and Children 's Theatre of Charlotte Jackson 's adaptation was published by Dramatic Publishing in 2009. It won the Distinguished Play Award ( Adaptation ) from The American Alliance for Theatre and Education in 2010. Children 's literature portal Awards Preceded by Holes Newbery Medal recipient 2000 Succeeded by A Year Down Yonder Preceded by Heaven Coretta Scott King Author Award 2000 Succeeded by Miracle 's Boys Preceded by Holes Winner of the William Allen White Children 's Book Award Grades 6 -- 8 2002 Succeeded by Dovey Coe References Jump up ^ Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922 - Present, American Library Association, retrieved 2012 - 11 - 14 Jump up ^ Coretta Scott King Book Award Complete List of Recipients -- by Year Archived November 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine., American Library Association, retrieved 2012 - 11 - 14 Jump up ^ `` Winner 2001 - 2002 - William Allen White Children 's Book Awards Emporia State University ''. www.emporia.edu. Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 02. ^ Jump up to : `` Reginald Andre Jackson ''. freeholdtheatre.org. Seattle : Freehold Theatre. Retrieved March 31, 2016. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bud,_Not_Buddy&oldid=843647441 '' Categories : 1999 American novels American young adult novels Newbery Medal - winning works Novels by Christopher Paul Curtis Novels set in Michigan Great Depression novels 1936 in fiction Novels about orphans American novels adapted into plays Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Pages to import images to Wikidata Talk About Wikipedia Simple English Edit links This page was last edited on 30 May 2018, at 14 : 30. About Wikipedia

Question: where does bud travel in bud not buddy
Answer: Grand Rapids, Michigan