The journey of little Charlie, Christopher Paul Curtis
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The journey of little Charlie, Christopher Paul Curtis
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The journey of little Charlie
Oclc number
985447455
Responsibility statement
Christopher Paul Curtis
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
pre adolescent
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- Historical fiction -- Juvenile fiction
- Escaped enslaved persons -- Juvenile fiction
- African Americans -- Juvenile fiction
- Slavery -- Juvenile fiction
- Plantation owners -- Juvenile fiction
- Race relations -- Juvenile fiction
- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction
- South Carolina -- History -- 1775-1865 -- Juvenile fiction
- Fugitive slaves [DNU] -- Juvenile fiction
- Sharecroppers -- Juvenile fiction
- Children of sharecroppers -- Juvenile fiction
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- Historical fiction -- Juvenile fiction
- Escaped enslaved persons -- Juvenile fiction
- African Americans -- Juvenile fiction
- Slavery -- Juvenile fiction
- Plantation owners -- Juvenile fiction
- Race relations -- Juvenile fiction
- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction
- South Carolina -- History -- 1775-1865 -- Juvenile fiction
- Fugitive slaves [DNU] -- Juvenile fiction
- Sharecroppers -- Juvenile fiction
- Children of sharecroppers -- Juvenile fiction
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