Quotes
Its Bud not Buddy ma'am
Bud
Orphaned at age six
Bud
How the author grabs the readers
attention at the beginning of the
book
THe Hook
Young boy comforted by Bud at the
orphanage
Jerry
Where does Bud First Meet
Herman E. Calloway
The Log Cabin
“And Bud, I want you to remember that no matter how bad things look to you, no matter how dark the night, when one door closes, don’t worry because another one opens.”
Bud's Mom
The First girl Bud ever Kissed
Deza Malone
Comparing two unlike things without using the words
“like” or “as”
Simile
Who or what attacks Bud in the Amos’s shed?
Hornets
Where does everyone go to eat after Bud arrives
Sweet Pea
“ I guess I can’t blame you for wanting to ride the rails. My momma says these poor kids all alone are like dust in the wind.”
Deza Malone
Trumpet/Horn player for Herman E. Calloway’s Band
Mr. Jimmy
A scene showing events that happened at an
earlier time
Flashback
How does Bud get revenge on Todd
Amos
Makes him wet the bed
How does the Band come up with the name
“Sleepy La Bone”?
1. Bud Sleeps late
2. Bud is skinny
3. French makes it classy
“We’ve been hoping for eleven years that she’d send word or come home, and she finally has. Looks to me like she sent us the best word we’ve had in years.”
Miss Thomas
Lets Bud know the dangers of being on the side of the road in Owosso Michigan after Dark
Lefty Lewis
Refers to the voice telling the story
POV/Narrator
How does the librarian help Bud (The last time)
Shows him how far away
Grand Rapids is
What is Left Lewis's Job?
Red Cap
“And the next thing I know I’m watching my mouth piece and my chance to be champ flying out of the ring into the fourth row of seats.”
Herman E. Calloway
Buds Mother
Angela Janet
An extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
Why does Bud think Lefty Lewis is a vampire?
Carrying Human Blood
How does Bud and Herman E.
Calloway realize they are related?
Herman and Bud realize they both
have rocks with dates and locations
on them.