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In 1936, during the Great Depression, 10-year-old Bud Caldwell lives in the orphanage in Flint, Michigan that has been his home since his mother died when he was six. He hates the orphanage but his situation does not improve when he is sent to live with a foster family, the Amoses, who prove... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
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- Christopher Paul Curtis (Author)
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