Bud, Not Buddy
by Christopher Paul Curtis
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Adventure
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 1999
Word Count 52,179
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 950L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 29554, 8.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Music
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Parents
- Depressions--1929--Fiction
- Runaways--Fiction
- Missing persons
- Runaways
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Runaways
- African Americans--Fiction
- Depressions
- 1929
- African Americans
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Awards & Distinctions 6
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2021
Author Winner, 2000
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2021
Winner, 2000
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2000
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2021
Fiction Honor, 2000
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Selection, 2000
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Selection, 2000
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