{"product_id":"bud-not-buddy-christopher-paul-curtis-hardcover","title":"Bud, Not Buddy -- Christopher Paul Curtis, Hardcover","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eHit the road with Bud in this Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winning classic about a boy on a journey to find his father--from Christopher Paul Curtis, \u003cstrong\u003erecipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's 1936, in Flint Michigan. Times may be hard, and ten-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy on the run, but Bud's got a few things going for him: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 1. He has his own suitcase full of special things. 2. He's the author of \u003ci\u003eBud Caldwell's Rules\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThings for Having a Funner Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMaking a Better Liar Out of Yourself.\u003c\/i\u003e 3. His momma never told him who his father was, but she left a clue: flyers advertising Herman E. Calloway and his famous band, the Dusky Devastators of the Depression!!!!!! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bud's got an idea that those flyers will lead him to his father. Once he decides to hit the road to find this mystery man, nothing can stop him--not hunger, not fear, not vampires, not even Herman E. Calloway himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[A] powerfully felt novel.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Christopher Paul Curtis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Delacorte Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\/7\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.3\" H x 5.8\" L x 1\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780385323062\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Uncle Jon's Book Factory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47010141667482,"sku":"9780385323062","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/3015\/4138\/files\/9780385323062.jpg?v=1774813076","url":"https:\/\/unclejonsbookfactory.com\/products\/bud-not-buddy-christopher-paul-curtis-hardcover","provider":"Uncle Jon's Book Factory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}