Bud, Not Buddy

Bud, Not Buddy tells the story of a young boy who lives in Michigan during the Great Depression. After living in an orphanage & escaping from a foster home where he's forced to sleep in a shed, Bud travels on his own to find a musician, Herman E. Calloway, who he believes is his father.
A paperback copy of Christopher Paul Curtis' Newbery Medal winning book.