Buddy's Blues

Buddy's Blues

Cover of the first edition
Author	Nigel Hinton
Language	English
Genre	Teenage fiction
Publisher	Viking Press (original), Puffin Books, CB Creative (current publisher)
Publication date	13 November 1995
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print (hardback, paperback), e-book
ISBN	978-0670862771
Preceded by	Buddy's Song

Buddy's Blues is a novel by British author Nigel Hinton which was first published in 1995. It is the third and final installment in the Buddy trilogy, after Buddy and Buddy's Song , and follows the rest of Buddy's life from the age of 18 including his musical career.

Concept

At a swimming pool, the author once saw an old man trying to teach his granddaughter how to swim. This made Hinton wonder if Terry would have done a better job looking after a grandchild than Buddy. Also, the film version of Buddy's Song had just been released. and a song from the film went on to top the charts, so the author combined the two to write Buddy's Blues. ^[1]

Award

In 1996 the novel won the Stockport Schools' Book Award. ^[2]

References

1. "Concept of the novel". Nigel Hinton website. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
2. "Entry on the award (see answer to final question)". Q & A section of the Nigel Hinton website. Archived from the original on 2007-08-14. Retrieved 4 October 2014.