There are rules on how to get through life and Bud knows them all.  Let me show you what I mean: RULE 8 Whenever an Adult Tells You to Listen Carefully and Talks in a Real Calm Voice, don’t listen, run as fast as you can because something Real Terrible  is Just Around the Corner and RULE 83 If an Adult Tells You Not to Worry, and You Weren’t Worried Before,  You better Hurry Up and Start ‘Cause You’re Already Running Late These rules may seem like nonsense to you, but to Bud, they’re lessons on how an abandoned child survives during the Depression.  Bud knows the Public Library is a good, warm, place and late-comers to the Mission don’t get fed.  He also knows the world hasn’t been a safe place since his Mom died four years ago. All she left him was a love of reading, the knowledge that his name is Bud, (not Buddy), some posters and painted rocks.  Based on wishful thinking and the posters she kept, Bud believes his father is a musician named Herman Calloway.  When the orphanage and foster home system fail at keeping him safe, Bud decides it’s time to hit the road and find his … Continue reading The Rules According to Bud