The Journey of Little Charlie
by Christopher Paul CurtisImages
- Grades: 4 - 7
- Ages: 10 - 13
- Format: Paperback Book
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Awards:
Newbery Author ; National Book Award Finalist
Short Summary
To pay off a debt, Charlie agrees to track down some folks accused of stealing…until he comes face-to-face with the fugitives and discovers their true identities.
To pay off a debt, Charlie agrees to track down some folks accused of stealing…until he comes face-to-face with the fugitives and discovers their true identities.
Some mature content.
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Summary
Twelve-year-old Charlie is down on his luck: His sharecropper father just died and Cap’n Buck—the most fearsome man in Possum Moan, South Carolina—has come to collect the money that is owed to him.Fearing for his life, Charlie strikes a deal to track down some folks accused of stealing from the Cap’n and his boss. But when he discovers who he’s tracking, Charlie is torn between his guilty conscience and his survival instinct. He needs to figure out his next move—and soon. Because it’s only a matter of time before Cap’n Buck catches on.
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Product Details
- Grades: 4 - 7
- Ages: 10 - 13
- Product Type: Book
- Page Count: 256 pages
- Dimensions: 5 1/4" x 7 5/8"
- Language: English
- Subject & Themes: Slavery & the Civil War, 19th Century America, Black, African & African American
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- ISBN 13: 978-1-338-27969-6
