Covering the Newbery (#79): Bud, Not Buddy
We step into the 2000s with today’s entry…
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2000: Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
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Up next week: A Year Down Yonder by by Richard Peck
(Source image: “Arrivederci Milano Ciao” by annie:malahus http://flic.kr/p/78mDFx)
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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