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Bud Not Buddy How it would be living without a mom when you six years old. He went to find his dad by himself when he was ten. When he gets their he finds out its his grand farther. But if he had a family his mom would be alive. He would have been treated differently. They would travel and find out Herman E. Calloway is dead. To begin with, Bud Not Buddy is about a kid looking for his dad in chapter ten. When he was six years old his mother died and he went to stay at a foster home, according to chapter one. When his mother died he had no one to stay with so he went to a foster home. When he was ten he went to go look for his farther after he went on a lamb, stated in chapter two. When he found his farther he found out that it was not his …show more content…

He would have a family to take very good care of him. They could get him food and feed him. The family could keep him out of a foster home. He would be treated differently because he would have his mom to keep him safe. He would be able to get food because his mom could wake him up for them to get into the mission then he will not starve anymore. Next, he would have been a lot differently, unlike in chapter two. He would have treated differently because he would have his mom and he would not have to go to the Amos and get locked in a shed. He would have a mom and a family to protect him. They would have got in to the mission because he would have his mom with him. He would not be alone unlike chapter three. He would have a lot more food with his mom. Finally, Herman E. Calloway would have died and be in Bud's mother's eyes where Bud mom died in chapter one. Bud and his mother would have to travel the long trip to find Bud dad. Bud and his mom find out that he is dead and be super sad. If he was dead he could not be mean to Bud like in the book. It would be sad for Bud's mom because she would just find out about the death. She would be sad because it's her

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