Bud, Not Buddy – Comprehensive Review

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Transfiguring Adoption’s Thoughts:

I (Margie) had previously seen this book when making our book lists and thought it looked like an interesting book to read with Jasmine, then lo and behold, it was a reading requirement of her 6th grade language arts class! I checked it out so I could read it myself, and we could talk about it. We thought the target audience to be middle schoolers. While it is a fictional story, it is set during the Great Depression, and readers can glean bits of history from the book, including issues of race relations, economic conditions, and life in children’s homes and foster care.

Here is what Jasmine, age 12, had to say about Bud, Not Buddy:

“I thought it was a really good book and I could really relate to it. I’ve been in bad foster homes like he was, but I never ran away. Some of Bud’s phrases were kind of funny, like ‘Woop Zoop Sloop.’ Little kids might get a little bit scared when he’s in the shed, and everything is happening. It’s a little bit scary when you try to picture it. Don’t follow all his rules because some of them are about lying. Some of the rules are not bad, but it depends on the situation.”

This award-winning book will make you laugh out loud as well as have you thinking about important issues. Children who have been in foster care or a children’s home may find some of Bud’s experiences triggering their own trauma. Jasmine did not seem to have any issues with trauma triggers from the book, but like I say with any media, it may not be a bad idea to skim the book yourself to be sure you feel your child can handle it. This is especially true with this book if you feel your child is at risk for running away and cannot sort out the reality that this book is fictional, and a runaway in the present day would be at serious risk of harm.



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Written by
Margie Fink: Development Director [email protected] Margie received her degree in psychology and has worked in various social work capacities. Margie has been chosen in the past to speak on Capitol Hill about the Refundable Adoption Tax Credit. She is a witty foster/adoptive mom who is able to give kids from hard places loving structure while providing unbelievable homemade cooking. Margie co-founded Community Kids, a resource and networking 501(c)3 created to assist foster, adoptive, and relative caregiver families. Check Out: Thoughts From A Foster-Adoptive Mom

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