In Chapter 11 of Bud, Not Buddy, Bud finds himself hitchhiking to Flint as a passenger in the car of Mr. "Lefty" Lewis. While Bud is initially afraid of Lefty Lewis because he believes him to be a vampire, he is eventually coaxed into trusting the stranger when Lewis offers him a sandwich and pop. Bud falls asleep on the long drive, and by the time he wakes back up, they have arrived in Flint.
Bud is then treated to a set of new clothes and a sumptuous (at least by Bud's standards!) breakfast of sausages, pancakes, toast, and orange juice by Mrs. Sleet, the daughter of Lefty Lewis. The Sleets, thus, serve as a temporary family structure for Bud in this chapter. Although he knows that he will have to leave their company soon to continue on his journey to find his father, Bud does his best to observe the actions of the Sleets and to fit in with their quirky, rambunctious habits (like talking and singing at the dinner table!).
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