Publication
Delacorte Books for Young Readers (1999), Edition: Illustrated, 288 pages
Description
Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father--the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids.
Subjects
Awards
Texas Bluebonnet Award (Nominee — 2002)
Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Award (Nominee — 2002)
Massachusetts Children's Book Award (Honor — 2002)
Audie Award (Finalist — 2001)
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee — 2002)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 2001)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 2001)
Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Junior — 2002)
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 2002)
South Dakota Children's Book Awards (Nominee — 2002)
Newbery Medal (Medal Winner — 2000)
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee — 2001)
Bluestem Award (Nominee — 2014)
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Nominee — 2002)
Golden Kite Award (Honor — 2000)
Nēnē Award (Nominee — 2001, 2002)
Indies Choice Book Award (Honor Book — Children's — 2000)
Coretta Scott King Award (Winner — 2000)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — Teen — 2002)
Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award (Honor — 2002)
Mitten Award (Winner — 1999)
Land Of Enchantment Book Award (Winner — Young Adult — 2003)
Golden Archer Award (Nominee — 2002)
Flicker Tale Award (Nominee — Picture Books — 2001)
Volunteer State Book Award (Nominee — Grades 4-6 — 2002)
Kid's Choice Award (Nominee — 2001)
BlackBoard Books of the Year (Children's — 2000)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 2000)
CCBC Choices (2000)
NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6 (13th Edition: 1999-2001)
Notable Children's Book (2000)
Idaho Battle of the Books (Elementary — 2022)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1999
Pages
288
Physical description
288 p.; 8.5 inches
ISBN
0385323069 / 9780385323062
UPC
641939101538
DDC/MDS
| 813.54 |