They are terrified at first, but after speaking to the man, they soon find they have nothing to be scared of. The owner returns home whilst they are still there. She knew the owner of number 56 as "The Beast." They then decide to go to the house to investigate again, but the owner is out. They decide to come back in the next day and they speak to the woman who lives next door. They find the house boarded up but to their surprise they find that someone is still living inside. The following night Buddy tells his friends Julius and Charmian about the house and they decide to go. That night he tells Buddy about the address 56 Croxley Street, telling him that the owner of the house killed his wife then hung himself, and that the house was said to be haunted. Soon, Buddy's dad gets a job working a nightshift job, but because he refuses to tell Buddy what it is, this makes Buddy suspicious. On top of this, Buddy is also bullied because he is friends with black twins Julius and Charmian who are also picked on in school. Four months later, with his mum still missing, Buddy is still being bullied at school, often being called dustman by the pupils and even his teacher, due to the state of his clothes. The next day Buddy finds out his mum has left, and subsequently left him alone. Before leaving she adds "thief," and leaves Buddy upset crying. After admitting that he did take the money, his mum leaves the room, and being angry at Buddy, she replies, "Like father, like son," as his father was previously sent to prison for breaking and entering. His mother soon finds the money missing and asks Buddy where the money is. When his mother tells him she does not have any money to give him, Buddy ends up stealing the money from her purse. It all starts when Buddy wants some money to go on a school trip, but he knows that he is unlikely to go as he was unable to go on previous school trips because his parents do not have the money. He is neglected by his parents and is often picked on at school for being poor. ( January 2019)īuddy is a young boy who comes from a poor home. This article may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia's quality standards, as section. Buddy was originally nine years old, his name was Stuart, he liked tea, and he thought his cousin was a spy. The story had changed a lot by the time Nigel finished writing it. Nigel Hinton had great difficulty trying to start to write Buddy. It was the first installment in the Buddy trilogy and is followed by Buddy's Song (1987) which became a film (starring Chesney Hawkes and Roger Daltrey) in 1991 and Buddy's Blues (1995).īuddy is still widely used in English classes at British and Irish secondary schools, sometimes with the TV series to compare the two media. The book was made into a television series starring Roger Daltrey as Buddy's father Terry in 1986. The story deals with issues such as racism, juvenile delinquency and child neglect. The main characters are Buddy Clark, his mother Carol Clark, his father Terry Clark and Julian and Charmian Rybeero. Television adaption: Buddy (television series)īuddy (1982) is a novel written by Nigel Hinton.
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