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The journey of little Charlie / Christopher Paul Curtis.

Author: Curtis, Christopher Paul, author.

Edition Statement:First edition.

ImprintNew York : Scholastic Press, 2018.

Description234 pages ; 22 cm

Note: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.



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Author:
Curtis, Christopher Paul, author.
Subject:
Children of sharecroppers -- South Carolina -- Juvenile fiction.
Fugitive slaves -- South Carolina -- Juvenile fiction.
African Americans -- South Carolina -- Juvenile fiction.
Plantation owners -- South Carolina -- Juvenile fiction.
South Carolina -- History -- 1775-1865 -- Juvenile fiction.
United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Index Term - Genre/Form
Historical fiction.