Bud not Buddy Chapters 11 12 Chapter 11

Bud, not Buddy! Chapters 11, 12

Chapter 11 O Bud says that Lefty Lewis must be a vampire. O he cannot be a vampire because he had a sandwich and pop. And he has no fangs. O They head toward Flint for the night.

Chapter 11 O Bud tells Lefty Lewis his father is Calloway. O Mr. Lewis, knows him. He is famous. O In the back seat, Bud passes out (sleeps) for a long time, a deep, deep sleep, and wakes up to a woman shaking him awake. (Mrs. Sleet)----- Lefty Lewis’s daughter

Chapter 11 O While Bud fake-sleeps, he hears Lefty Lewis and his daughter talk about how skinny and tattered Bud is. O Bud finally decides to "come in" when Lefty's daughter says there's breakfast.

Chapter 11 O The nice woman, Mrs. Sleet, gives Bud some old clothes from her son and fixes a big breakfast. O Everyone sits down to eat, pray, and talk a whole lot during breakfast, which Bud notices is so different from breakfast at the Home and the mission.

Chapter 11 O While plates are passed, Bud watches closely to see how the family eats so that he can do the same. O As everyone eats, Bud notices how much they talk and laugh. He learns about pullmans and redcaps.

Chapter 12 O Bud and Lefty Lewis get in the car to head to Grand Rapids. O Suddenly, Bud says someone stole the box of blood, but Lefty tells him that while he was deeply asleep, they dropped it off at the hospital. Bud thinks that is funny because usually he is a light sleeper. O It turns out that Mr. Lewis has sent a telegram to Bud's "dad" saying that Bud is coming home. Uh-oh. Bud is nervous.

Chapter 12 O Number eight of his Rules : if an adult tells you to listen carefully and talks in a calm voice, run away…

Chapter 12 O As they sit in the car, Lefty tells Bud to slide a little box under his seat and not to say anything. O Bud hears the officer tell Lefty that they are looking for labor organizers that may be sneaking in from Detroit.

Chapter 12 O They are free to go, and on the go again, Lefty explains what a labor organizer is and how the factory workers are trying to make a union, which is like a family.

Chapter 12 O They are flyers announcing a secret meeting for a Pullman Porter Union. O So, Lefty isn't a labor organizer, but he is delivering flyers to organize a sit-down strike. Lefty tells Bud the sit-down strike is happening so that the big bosses won't be able replace striking workers with other workers. (If the workers are sitting down on the job, there won't be any room for new workers. ) That way, the bosses have to listen to what the strikers want to say.

Chapter 12

Chapter 12 O After such a long talk, Bud feels super sleepy and conks out again. O When Bud wakes up, he and Lefty are at the Log Cabin, a club advertising Herman Calloway's band. O Thinking quickly, Bud knows he can't let Lefty meet his "dad, " so he makes a deal that he'll go in alone and leave his bag in the car. In five minutes, Bud will come back out for his bag. O When Bud walks inside, there are two sets of doors, so he waits behind the first set for a few minutes and then walks back out, lying to Lefty that he talked to his dad.

Chapter 12 O But what is weird is that Calloway is really, really old. O When Bud replies that he's here to meet his dad, and points to Calloway, the old man gets serious and denies it.