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Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

Bud, Not Buddy

by Christopher Paul Curtis
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  • First Published:
  • Aug 1, 1999, 245 pages
  • Paperback:
  • Jan 2002, 245 pages
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paula

this book was alright. not very interesting and also not inspiring.
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    • Echo

    This book is very poorly written.
    It shows how if someone sets his or her mind to something everything will happen and turn out ok and you can go to happy land and live as an angel with all you want.
    Yeah Right.
    Fact of the matter is, that doesn't always happen.
    brey

    bad!
    i really didn't like this book it was very slow and i hated the ending!
    lucas

    this book sucks, i thought it would be good because of the auther but it sucks infact its an embarrasment to the book culture
    sally herman

    Textit was the worst book i have ever read
    kitty

    it is so stupid

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