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This nonfiction resource by Russell Freedman depicts the daily lives and struggles of Depression-Era children using firsthand accounts and photographs.
Deza Malone, one of Bud’s acquaintances in Bud, Not Buddy, tells her story in this 2012 novel by Christopher Paul Curtis.
This written interview with Christopher Paul Curtis explores the author’s influences, background, and writing process. Curtis notes strategies he used while researching for Bud, Not Buddy, particularly in the 9th question.
This is a free, 37-minute podcast on All Write in Sin City from February 2021. In the interview, the author discusses his writing career, his novels, and his characters in relation to his background and influences.
This is a 10-episode video documentary on the history and influence of Jazz in the United States; episodes 4, 5, and 6 focus on the 1930s (the time period in Bud, Not Buddy).
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