Illustration by:Christopher Paul Curtis
Genre: Young Adult Novel
Subgenre: Multicultural novel
Theme: Importance of family and trying to find your purpose
Primary characters: Bud Caldwell and Herman E. Calloway
Awards: Coretta Scott King and Newbery Medal
Date of Publication: 1999
Publishing Company: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Summary: During the Great Depression, Bud Caldwell experiences the death of his mother. He becomes an orphan and lives in several foster homes. He ends up leaving a home because he does not get along with the abusive older son. He wants to find Herman E. Calloway so he leaves. Bud meet Lefty Lewis and stays with him one night. The next day he runs into Calloway's band. After getting wrongfully accused for stealing something of Calloways, he later finds out that Calloway is Bud's grandfather. His mother ran away about eleven years before this time. It was a very touching book. Classes would enjoy reading this independently to learn about importantance of the family relationship. Students can show what they think of this book means to them.
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