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Written by Christopher Paul Curtis - Audio book narrated by James Avery - Unabridged Fiction - 5 COMPACT DISCS in standard retail packaging. - 5 hours, 15 minutes

Publisher, Listening Library / an imprint of Random House Audiobooks (May 2006)

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The printed book of this title won the 'Newbery Medal Award' and the 'Coretta Scott King Award.'

"The book is a gem, of value to all ages, not just the young people to whom it is aimed." --Trudy C. Palmer - Brad Brown, The Christian Science Monitor

It's 1936, in Flint, Michigan. ten-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy on the run, but he's on a mission. His momma never told him who his father was, but she left a clue: posters of Herman E. Calloway and his famous band, the Dusky Devastators of the Depression! Bud's got an idea that those posters will lead to his father. Once he decides to hit the road and find this mystery man, nothing can stop him.

Bud, Not Buddy is full of laugh-out-loud humor and wonderful characters, hitting the high notes of jazz and sounding the deeper tones of the Great Depression.

About the Author: Christopher Paul Curtis is the author of The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963, one of the most highly acclaimed first novels for young readers in recent years. It won many awards, most notably a Newberry Honor and a Coretta Scott King Honor.

About the Author : Christopher Paul Curtis was born in Flint, Michigan, and grew up there. Bud, Not Buddy, his second novel, winner of the 2000 Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Author Award.