Bud, Not Buddy

        Bud, Not Buddy is a wonderful short novel written by Christopher Paul Curtis. I recently read it when I was just browsing through some classics. It is a sweet story about an orphan named Buddy who runs away from his current foster home that houses a mother who only took him in 'cause she was being paid for it. When her son stuffs a Ticonderoga (western brand) pencil up his nose, he decides that it is the last straw. He starts going north, towards the city where his father supposedly still lives. He flicks through so many adventures and surprises while drawing a smile from your face. It's a wonderful novel, but only is you understand the South-Western accent! Set during the Great Depression, Buddy struggles through the tension and persecution of others because he is a Negro. Curtis delineates the story in such simple, but descriptive words. No wonder it earned a Newbery medal!