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What is the setting of the Mighty Miss Malone?

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Gary, Indiana


Similarly, where does the Mighty Miss Malone take place?

Deza Malone's family has the motto "We are a family on a journey to a place called Wonderful" and Deza is consistently marked in her school as someone who is sure to go far in life. However, when the Great Depression hits Deza's hometown of Gary, Indiana, her father loses his job and must travel in order to find work.

Beside above, what genre is the Mighty Miss Malone? Historical Fiction Domestic Fiction

Herein, where is Deza Malone from?

Deza Malone from Christopher Paul Curtis's Newbery-winning Bud, Not Buddy is back — this time in her own book set during the Great Depression! Follow the mighty 12 year old from Gary, Indiana, to Flint, Michigan, as she searches for her father.

What is the main conflict in the Mighty Miss Malone?

sabrina lor. -One major conflict was when Roscoe and his friends were fishing but suddenly there was a fog and tip the boat upside down. After wards, the cold water made everybody that fell off, got a violent attitude and from that day on Roscoe was a different father.

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Who is Bud Not Buddy's dad?

Bud does not find his father. The man he had believed to be his father, Herman E. Calloway, turns out, in fact, to be his grandfather. When Herman finds out that Bud's mother was named Angela Janet Caldwell, he is inconsolable. Angela Janet was his daughter, whom he had loved very, very much.

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Who was the girl Bud met?

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What time period is Bud Not Buddy?

Bud, Not Buddy (Curtis, 1999) takes place during the Great Depression. The story begins at an orphanage in Flint, Michigan.

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How did the mom die in Bud Not Buddy?

Bud tells them that his mother got sick and died a short time after becoming ill. In a conversation with Herman Calloway in chapter 19, Bud explains to his grandfather how Angela died. Bud tells Herman that his mother did not go to work for six days in a row because she was feeling ill.

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Who is Deza Malone?

Deza Malone is the young girl that Bud Caldwell meets in Hooverville, whom he shares his first kiss with. She is a very good listener and helps Bud open up about his mother.

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What was Deza Malone right about in Bud Not Buddy?

Her main function is to be a guide and mentor for Bud, who is trying to figure out what is important to him and where to go, but she is also a part of his coming-of-age story. We know this because she plants the seed in his head about romance and feelings.

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What is the climax of the Mighty Miss Malone?

The climax of the story is when Deza and her mother drive to find their father. They also find father at a poor house in Michigan after about a year of being separated. The inciting incident is when the Great Depression hits their town hard.

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