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.