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The journey of Little Charlie, Christopher Paul Curtis

Label
The journey of Little Charlie, Christopher Paul Curtis
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Intended audience
960L, Lexile
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The journey of Little Charlie
Responsibility statement
Christopher Paul Curtis
resource.studyProgramName
Accelerated Reader, MG, 5.8, 8, 193275
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
juvenile
Classification
Content