ABC BOOK FOR BUD,NOT BUDDY By Ken Nquyen
Feb 25, 2016
ABC BOOK FOR BUD,NOT BUDDYBy Ken Nquyen
A Stands for AmosesThe A stands for Amoses because they
were a family that wanted to take care of Bud from the orphanage. Nice people… well that’s what you think.
B Stands for BudThe B stands for Bud because he is the
main character of the story. Bud is a African American orphanage during the Great Depression because he never knew his dad and his mom died while he was 6 years old.
C Stands for Christopher Paul Curtis
The C stands for Christopher Paul Curtis because he is the author of the book.
D Stands for Dusty Devastators of the DepressionThe D stands for Dusty Devastators of the
Depression because that is a band Bud lives with when he finally gets to what he was looking for.
E Stands for EddieThe E stands for Eddie because in the
band, Dusty Devastators of the Depression, Steady Eddie is the saxophone person and Bud likes him the best and at the very end of the book, Eddie gives him a saxophone he previously had.
F Stands for Flint, MichiganThe F stands for Flint, Michigan because
that’s where Bud was born and lived most of his childhood.
G Stands for Grand RapidsThe G stands for Grand Rapids because
that’s where Bud finally finds his grandpa.
H stands for Herman E. Calloway
The H stands for Herman E. Calloway because that’s his long lost grandpa because Buds mom (Hermans daughter) ran away when she was young and Herman never knew what else happened.
I Stands for idea The I stands for idea because Bud had a
lot of ideas for many things.
J Stands for JimmyThe J stands for Jimmy because he was a
member of the band and one of the mans that care for Bud.
K Stands for kindaThe K stands for kinda because Bud
always says kinda to a question that you can answer it with.
L Stands for Left Lewis Lefty Lewis is a man who took care of Bud
when he was on the adventure looking for his grandpa. They met when Bud was walking to Grand Rapids.
M Stands for Miss ThomasThe M stands for Miss Thomas because
she was the one that took care of Bud when she was with the band and she the one that makes him happy.
N Stands for Nubian KnightsThe N stands for Nubian Knights because
that’s a different name for Dusty Devastators of the Depression.
O Stands for orphanageThe O stands for Orphanage because Bud
was a orphanage when he was 6 and never had real family until meeting Herman.
P Stands for pocket knifeThe P stands for pocket knife because Bud
always slept with a pocket knife to feel safer.
Q Stands for QuitThe Q stands for quit because Bud never
quits and never gives up on what he’s doing.
R Stands for Rules and Things to have a Funner Life and Make a Bettter Liar Out of Yourself
The R stands for Rules and Things to have a Funner Life and Make a Better Liar Out of Yourself because Bud made those rules to live better and basically his guidelines.
S Stands for saxophoneThe S stands for saxophone because it
was a special gift from Steady Eddie.
T Stands for “The Thug” DougThe T stands for “The Thug” Doug
because that’s a member of the band and is the only white guy on the band so he can take the rents during the Great Depression.
U Stands for unforgettableThe U stands for unforgettable is because
Bud said his grandpa was unforgettable because Herman was at first being rude to Bud.
V Stands for vampireThe V stands for vampire because he
thought Lefty Lewis was a vampire when they met because Lefty Lewis had blood in a box in his car.
W Stands for woop, zoop, sloop
The W stands for woop, zoop, sloop, because that’s his catch phrase during the whole book.
X Stands for extendedThe E stands for extended because he
was a extended member of the band and extended his jobs for the band.
Y Stands for YMCAThe Y stands for YMCA because he loved
to go to the YMCA while he was young.
Z Stands for Deza MaloneThe Z stands for Deza Malone because
that girl was Buds first kiss ever.