In chapter one of Bud, Not Buddy, Bud Caldwell is told that a foster family has been found for him. The foster family would give Bud a new older brother. The orphanage worker is all smiles, because she thinks that going to a family that has an older brother for Bud is great news. Unfortunately Bud knows better. Bud tells his friend, Jerry, that a house with an older brother is a big problem. Bud explains that the older brother is only going to want to fight and assert his dominance.
"I'm the one who's going to have problems. A older boy is going to want to fight, but those little girls are going to treat you real good."
Bud's prediction comes true at the very beginning of chapter two. The first three paragraphs describe in vivid detail how Todd Amos was attempting to beat Bud into a bloody pulp.
I was having this thought because Todd Amos was hitting me so hard and fast that I knew that the blood squirting out of my nose was only the beginning of a whole long list of bad things that were about to happen to me.
Bud explains to his readers that Todd's barrage of punches and kicks was so severe that Bud simply gave up and didn't fight back. Instead, Bud fell to the floor in the fetal position and tried to crawl under the bed.
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