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Bud Not Buddy is about a black boy his name was Bud Not Buddy, Bud was mistreated. He went through tough times it was rough for Bud because, his mom died. He also, didn’t have a home he had to sleep under a Christmas tree. He wanted to find his dad, this one guy names Lefty Lewis tries to help Bud find his dad. Turned out to be his grandpa you'll have to read the story to know what I'm talking about. However, he already lost his mom when he was six years old. In Chapter 1-5 Bud talks about his mom dies. If Bud mom didn’t die or if was written in modern era the story would be different. Buds mom would have medicine and wouldn’t die. Or if Buds mom hadn't died Bud wouldn’t have be looking for his dad. Also, it talks about how Bud mistreated
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