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2018

Format:	Book
Author:	Curtis, Christopher Paul, author.
Title:	The journey of little Charlie / Christopher Paul Curtis.
Edition:	First edition.
Publisher, Date:	New York : Scholastic Press, 2018. ©2018
Description:	234 pages ; 22 cm
Publication Year:	2018
Summary:	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.
Target Audience Note:	9-12. 4-7. 960 Lexile.
Subjects:	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. Sharecroppers -- Fiction. Slavery -- Fiction. Fugitive slaves -- Fiction. African Americans -- Fiction. Race relations -- Fiction. South Carolina -- History -- 1775-1865 -- Juvenile fiction. United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Genre:	Historical fiction.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Publisher's Weekly,103017 Kirkus Review - Adult, 120117, p. 164 School Library Journal, 010118, p. 70 Horn Book Magazine, 030118, p. 83 Hornbook Guide to Children,070118 Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG 5.8 8.0 193275.
LCCN:	2017020256
ISBN:	0545156661 9780545156660
Other Number:	985447455
Current Holds:	0
Local Availability:	1 (of 1)
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Control Number:	1938629

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