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Bud Not Buddy: Why It Wasn T It Written In Today's Time?

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The book Bud Not Buddy was written in the great Depression but why wasn't it written in today's time? In the story mom wouldn't have died if they had better doctors. If the boy Bud was on the street in today's time someone would have took him in. If the book was written as a girl not a boy more people have helped. We have medication that would have helped Bud's mom. If Buds mom would have stayed home she could have still had a doctor there. Bud's mom wouldn't have died like she did in chapter one. She would have had a great doctor to help her. Bud wouldn't have had to beg for food. People would have just fed him their selves. People would have helped him find Herman. Just like lefty Louis did. Bud would have had a bunch of medication
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