Curtis, Christopher Paul.

The journey of little Charlie / Christopher Paul Curtis. - New York, NY : Scholastic Inc., [2021] �2018 - 234 p. ; 20 cm.

"When his poor sharecropper father is killed in an accident and leaves the family in debt, twelve-year-old Little Charlie agrees to accompany fearsome plantation overseer Cap'n Buck north in pursuit of people who have stolen from him. Cap'n Buck tells Little Charlie that his father's debt will be cleared when the fugitives are captured, which seems like a good deal until Little Charlie comes face-to-face with the people he is chasing"--Provided by publisher.

5.9. 3-6 Follett School Solutions.



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Children of sharecroppers--Fiction.
Sharecroppers--Fiction.
Slavery--Fiction.
Fugitive slaves--South Carolina--Fiction.
African Americans--South Carolina--Fiction.
Plantation owners--Fiction.
Race relations--Fiction.


South Carolina--History--Fiction.
United States--History--19th century--Fiction.


Historical fiction.

PZ7.C94137 / Ap 2021

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