Characters
The main character of the novel.
Who is Bud?
What is an orphanage?
Bud figures out too late that this monster was actually a hornets' nest.
What is the vampire bat?
Tied up with twine. Bud is the only child to have one of these objects in the orphanage.
What is Bud's Suitcase.
The age that Bud is currently at.
What is ten years old?
The person who thinks Bud is poorly behaved after he fights with their son.
Who is Mrs. Amos?
This event involves pouring out water and going on the lam.
What is Bud's revenge? / What is Bud's prank?
This may not be a monster, but it starts happening at six, and scares the heck out of him.
What is losing your teeth?
A photo of a girl on a horse wearing a cowboy hat.
What is Bud's picture of mama?
The age Bud was when his mother died.
What is six years old?
The person who locks Bud in the shed for the night.
Who is Mr. Amos?
This event lands Bud in the shed and involves a pencil.
What is Bud's fight with Todd?
These monster lock Bud in a shed after their first day together.
Who are the Amoses?
Bud takes this item out of the Amoses' house in case they hear him "getting his revenge."
What is the Amoses' shotgun?
The thing the Amoses hate the most, and the inspiration for Bud's revenge.
What are "bedwetters?"
Bud's friend at the group home who is four years younger than him.
Who is Jerry?
This event involves Mama telling Bud, "when one door closes, another door opens."
What is mama's lesson to Bud?
These monsters guard the door to the shed, and one of them even "bites" Bud.
What are the fish heads?
This object displays a picture of the man Bud believes to be his father.
What is Bud's blue flier?
An example of this is: If you've got to tell a lie make sure it's simple and easy to remember.
What are Bud's Rules and Things for Having a Funner Life and Making a Better Liar Out of Yourself (Bud's Rules)?
The man on the Blue Flier that Bud thinks is his father.
Who is Herman E. Calloway?
At this time, Bud is really glad to have a blanket packed in his suitcase.
What is Bud sleeps at the library?
This monster stuck in the ear of Bud's friend, Bugs.
What is a cockroach?
This item is shoved up Bud's nose after arriving at the Amoses' house.
What is a TICONDEROGA pencil?
What is the reason mama named Bud?