The Journey of Little Charlie (National Book Award Finalist)

The Journey of Little Charlie (National Book Award Finalist)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 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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 02/01/2018
ISBN: 9780545156660
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.70w x 1.10d
Award: National Book Awards - Finalist

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 10/30/2017
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2017 pg. 164
School Library Journal 01/01/2018 pg. 70
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2018 - Book Of Special Distinction
BookPage 02/01/2018
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2018 pg. 83
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 193275 / Journey of Little Charlie
Reading Level: 5.8 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 8