Bud, Not Buddy

by

Christopher Paul Curtis

Mission

The “mission” is what Bud Caldwell refers to the soup kitchen in Flint, Michigan. Missions are often started by religious groups and are intended to serve people in need and convert them to a certain… read analysis of Mission

Hooverville

Hooverville (which Bud mistakenly calls “Hooperville”) was the name for the shanty towns that popped up during the Great Depression as a response to the economic insecurity. Homeless people usually created the houses in Hooverville… read analysis of Hooverville