Bud's Words
The eighty-eights
What is a piano?
Bud was sure he was his dad but it turns out that he's really his grandfather
Who is Herman E. Calloway?
The book the librarian used to show Buddy how to get to Grand Rapids.
What is the Atlas of the United States of America
The things that belonged to Bud but he was accused of stealing
What are rocks with cities & dates written on them?
The Name of BOTH Ms. Martinez's dog & Ms. Flores' cat
Who is Lucy or Luci?
Mouth Organ
What is the Harmonica?
The "little dead girl" who died after 6 days in bed
Who is Buddy's mom, Angela Janet Caldwell?
The period of economic crisis that preceded World War Two
What is the Great Depression?
A name of the band
What is the Dusky Devastators of the Depression?
Ms. Flores' other last name ... (Spelling Counts!)
What is Reininger?
"I know that knowledge is a food, but I couldn't help noticing you never went to eat."
"What are the words the librarian said before giving Bud a bag of food?"
The author
Who is Christopher Paul Curtis?
Grand Rapids
What is the city in Michigan that Bud walked to on his quest to find his dad.
What are a suitcase, a saxophone case and a cabinet in his mom's childhood bedroom?
Our City, County, State, Region, Country, & Continent
What is Peekskill, Westchester, New York, Northeast, and North America?
supporting your answers with reasons, details, and evidence, from the text that show why what you write is true
What is an important, winning, academic strategy?
He jumped Buddy while he was under his blankie
Who is Bugs?
The awards
DAILY DOUBLE
What are the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Award?
Deza Malone
Who is the girl who kissed Buddy in Hooverville?
President, Vice President, and Governer
Who are Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, & Kathy Hochl?
"She used to be such a bad cook that her fried chicken would turn chicken hawks into vegetarians."
What is the way Lefty Lewis described his daughter's cooking?
How Bugs tricked Buddy into talking to the residents of Hoovertown...
What is flipping a penny & saying, "Heads I Win, Tails You Lose"?
Genre of the book
What is historical fiction?
"We haven't been stiffed yet"
What is Steady Eddie saying that the band has always been paid being told "if we're not the best band you ever heard you don't have to pay."?
The river out the window
DAILY DOUBLE!
What is the Hudson River?