Bud's Journey
The city Bud travels to in Bud, Not Buddy to find his father.
What is Grand Rapids?
Who is the girl who befriends Bud and helps him during his journey?
Who is Deza Malone?
What event in American history is the setting for Out of the Dust?
What is the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl?
In Bud, Not Buddy, what is the primary theme of Bud’s search?
What is family and belonging?
What event causes Billie Jo’s mother to die in Out of the Dust?
What is an accident caused by a kerosene lantern explosion/fire?
What is the name of the orphanage where Bud stays at the beginning of the story?
What is the Home?
Which character is known for caring and taking care of Bud in the story?
Who is Miss Thomas?
What year does Bud, Not Buddy take place in?
What is 1936?
In Out of the Dust, Billie Jo’s music symbolizes what?
What is hope, escape, and memories of her mother?
What is the name of the state where Billie Jo lives?
What is Oklahoma?
Who does Bud think is his father when he first arrives in Grand Rapids?
Who is Herman E. Calloway?
Who is Bud's "brother" that he remembers from his early life/journey?
Who is bugs?
What type of music is central to the story of Bud, Not Buddy?
What is jazz?
In Bud, Not Buddy, the suitcase that Bud carries is a symbol of what?
What is independence and memories of his mother?
How does Billie Jo express her grief after the accident in Out of the Dust?
What is through playing the piano?
The object that Bud carries with him that reminds him of his mother.
What is the picture of his mother/suitcase?
Who is the person who gives Bud a chance to play with the band after he meets them in Grand Rapids?
Who is Steady Eddie?
What environmental disaster affects Billie Jo and her family in Out of the Dust?
What is the Dust Bowl/storm?
What theme is emphasized in both novels, especially regarding hardship and growth?
What is resilience?
What does Billie Jo struggle with in Out of the Dust after the accident?
What is forgiving her father/personal loss?
How does Bud get a ride to Grand Rapids?
What is by Mr. lewis/car ride?
Which character in Out of the Dust faces the hardships of the Dust Bowl and struggles with the loss of her mother?
Who is Billie Jo?
What was something that is mentioned and portrayed in both bud not buddy and out of the dust in an attempt to make their families lives better?
What is running away from home?
In Out of the Dust, Billie Jo’s struggle with her hands represents what larger theme?
What is the struggle between personal loss and a way forward?
How does Billie Jo begin to heal emotionally by the end of Out of the Dust?
What is by playing music again and reconnecting with her father?