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"While the circumstances surrounding Bud's return to his family may gently chafe against credulity, Curtis' characterizations are so strong they make coincidence acceptable. The resourceful Bud is a hero readers will take immediately to heart, and the people he encounters on his journey have a specificity that raises them above plot devices and makes them individually memorable."Christopher Paul Curtis is the author of 'Bud, Not Buddy', published 2006 under ISBN 9780739331798 and ISBN 0739331795.
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