The novel, Bud, Not Buddy, is a humorous and inspiring book about an orphaned African American 10-year old boy named Bud who lives in Flint, Michigan during the Great Depression. He decides to try and find his father after his mother’s passing. Bud has his own particular set of rules called "Bud Caldwell's Rules and Things for Having a Funner Life and Making a Better Liar Out of Yourself." These rules teach him how he ought to respond amid various difficult situations. His rules are based on past encounters and apply to specific situations. The rules are used to survive and to thrive. Bud uses his rules mostly to survive from tough situations. The first reason Bud Caldwell uses his rules to survive is when he uses rule #328 to avoid getting