Title: The journey of little Charlie
Description: 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.
Subjects: Children of sharecroppers, Sharecroppers, Plantation owners, Juvenile fiction, Slavery, Fiction, Fugitive slaves, Race relations, African Americans, History, Children's fiction, Slavery, fiction, South carolina, fiction, African americans, fiction
Places: South Carolina, United States
Time periods: 1775-1865, 19th century