The journey of Little Charlie, Christopher Paul Curtis
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- Juvenile works
- Slavery -- Fiction
- Plantation owners -- South Carolina -- Juvenile fiction
- South Carolina
- Fiction
- Fugitive slaves -- Fiction
- History
- Children of sharecroppers
- Sharecroppers -- Fiction
- African Americans -- South Carolina -- Juvenile fiction
- 1775-1899
- Fugitive slaves
- African Americans -- Fiction
- Children's audiobooks
- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction
- South Carolina -- History -- 1775-1865 -- Juvenile fiction
- Plantation owners
- United States
- Fugitive slaves -- South Carolina -- Juvenile fiction
- Race relations -- Fiction
- African Americans
- Children of sharecroppers -- South Carolina -- Juvenile fiction
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The journey of Little Charlie, Christopher Paul Curtis
Language
eng
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resource.interestGradeLevel
7-8
Literary text for sound recordings
fiction
Main title
The journey of Little Charlie
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not applicable
Oclc number
1009646235
Responsibility statement
Christopher Paul Curtis
Series statement
Spoken word compact discs : FictionSpoken word compact discs : Unabridged
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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not applicable
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