TY - BOOK AU - Curtis,Christopher Paul TI - The journey of little Charlie SN - 9780545156660 (hc) AV - PZ7.C94137 Jo 2018 U1 - FIC CUR 23 KW - Children of sharecroppers KW - South Carolina KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Fugitive slaves KW - African Americans KW - Plantation owners KW - Sharecroppers KW - Fiction KW - Slavery KW - Race relations KW - History KW - 1775-1865 KW - United States KW - 19th century KW - Historical fiction KW - lcgft N1 - Ages 8-12 N2 - 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 ER -