Bud, Not Buddy is a story about a orphaned African American boy living in Flint, Michigan during the Great Depression. Bud, the main character tries to find his father. His mother left him some clues, but they were just flyers about a band in Grand Rapids. Bud is sick of being an orphan and runs away from his foster parents. He meets up with a boy from the home named Bugs and those two go to Hooverville, so they can hop on a train to California. At Hooverville Bud meets a lady named Deza Malone, who turns out to help him a little later. Unfortunately, Bud missed the train and goes back to Deza Malone, who helps him figure out a way to get to Grand Rapids.
On Bud’s way to Grand Rapids, he has to try to avoid anybody seeing him because it's
On Bud’s way to Grand Rapids, he has to try to avoid anybody seeing him because it's