Curtis Christopher Paul - The Journey Of Little Charlie (Scholastic Gold) - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: The National Book Award finalist by Christopher Paul Curtis! 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 a debt. Fearing for his life Charlie strikes a deal with Cap'n Buck and agrees to track down some folks accused of stealing from the cap'n and his boss. It's not too bad of a bargain for Charlie until he comes face - to - face with the fugitives and discovers their true identities. Torn between his guilty conscience and his survival instinct Charlie needs to figure out his next move - - and soon. It's only a matter of time before Cap'n Buck catches on. Newbery Medalist Christopher Paul Curtis brings his trademark humor and heart to this story of a boy struggling to do right in the face of history's cruelest evils.
Title: The Journey Of Little Charlie (Scholastic Gold)
Author(s): Curtis Christopher Paul
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Barcode: 9780545156677
Pages: 272 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 5/4/2021
Category: Historical Fiction (Children's / Teenage)