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 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.
Some of the rules are not bad, but it depends on the situation.” 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 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. I’ve been in bad foster homes like he was, but I never ran away. “I thought it was a really good book and I could really relate to it. Here is what Jasmine, age 12, had to say about Bud, Not Buddy:
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.
We thought the target audience to be middle schoolers. 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.
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