Bud, Not Buddy By: Connor Coffman

Characters  Bud: He is an orphan and lives in a orphanage since his Momma died when he was six. He got adopted but ran away the morning after he got adopted because they made him sleep in a shed with a hornets nest in it. Bud was ten years old.  Herman E Calloway: He plays the bass in his band. Bud thought he was is Daddy because his Momma brought home fliers with Herman E Calloway and his band on it.  Steady Eddie: He is in Herman’s band (Sax player.)  Miss Thomas: Singer of Herman’s band.  The Thug: Drummer of the band.  Doo-doo Bug: Trombone player of the band.  Dirty Deed: He is also in the band (don’t know what instrument.)  Mr. Jimmy: Best friend of Herman's and also in Herman’s band (don’t know what instrument.)

Settings  The year is 1936 in Flint and Grand Rapids Michigan.  The Amos's house.  The library.  Hooverville.  The Sweat Pea.  The Home (orphan place.)  The grand Calloway station.  The log cabin (club.)  The Amos's shed.

Problem (s)  Bud Is at the Amos's house and gets in a fight with Todd Amos and gets locked in there shed because of the fight.  Bud is going to jump a train to go west but he misses the train just barely.  Bud’s mother dies 4 years earlier and so he his motherless so he is out looking for his Daddy and he has nowhere to live.  Herman doesn’t think Bud is any part of his family so Bud keeps on trying to persuade Herman that he is.

Solution  Bud runs away from the Amos's house.  He goes to the trees next to the library and sleeps there.  Bud decides to go to Grand Rapids because he is going to try and find Herman E. Calloway who he thinks is his Daddy.  Bud finds out how to get to Grand Rapids.  He goes to the library and finds a book that says the distance of a city to a city.  Bud decides to walk to Grand Rapids. In Owosso Mi. at 2:30 in the morning and a car runs by and stops offers Bud something to eat and a ride.  Then next morning Bud wakes up and has breakfast and the person who finds him in Owosso gives him a ride all the way to Grand Rapids.  Bud finds Herman in a club called The Log Cabin.  Herman asks bud what his mothers name was and Bud said Angela Janet Calloway which was Herman’s daughter. Which makes Herman Bud’s grandfather.  So Herman ran to his room and cried. Bud showed proof that She was his Momma by a picture.  I don’t know what happened to Bud but I know there is a 2 nd book.

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