Nikole

Bud had many survival skills to get him out of bad situations. To get out of trouble, Bud had to lie. For lying to work, Bud had to be good at it. Sometimes he needed other people for lying to work. Lying was probably the most important survival skill for Bud. He had to lie constantly. Bad things came Bud's way a lot. It was easier to get out of situations if he lied. Telling the truth wasn’t always the best thing for Bud to do.
For a kid like Bud, lying would be important. He was looking for his dad, Herman E. Calloway. Bud’s mother died when he was little. Finally Bud ran away from the home to look for his dad. Along the way, he had to lie a lot. People were always trying to beat him up. Lying helped him get away from those people.