The Journey of Little Charlie, Christopher Paul Curtis
The Journey of Little Charlie, Christopher Paul Curtis
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The Journey of Little Charlie

Author: Christopher Paul Curtis

Narrator: Michael Crouch, Christopher Paul Curtis

Unabridged: 5 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/30/2018

Synopsis

Newbery Medalist Christopher Paul Curtis brings his trademark humor and heart to the story of a boy struggling to do right in the face of history's cruelest evils.

Twelve-year-old Charlie is down on his luck: His dad just died, the share crops are dry, 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 thieves. It's not too bad of a bargain for Charlie...until he comes face-to-face with the fugitives and discovers that they escaped slavery years ago and have been living free in Detroit. 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...

About The Author

CHRISTOPHER PAUL CURTIS was awarded both a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Honor for his debut book, The Watsons Go to Birmingham -- 1963, and won the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Award for his second book, Bud, Not Buddy. Mr. Curtis is also the author of the Golden Kite Award-winning Bucking the Sarge, as well as Mr. Chickee's Funny Money, Mr. Chickee's Messy Mission, and the Newbery Honor book Elijah of Buxton.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Hannah on February 18, 2019

It is, and will ever remain, a great mystery why this book didn’t win the 2018 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. The Journey of Little Charlie reads like a middle-grade version of The Underground Railroad, as told from the perspective of a twelve-year-old boy forced to accompany a b......more

Goodreads review by Betsy on March 07, 2018

I don’t know Christopher Paul Curtis personally, but if I had to harbor a guess I’d say he’s the type of author that doesn’t like to make things too easy for himself. That’s one of my theories. Another is that he’s a writer that, as a rule, listens to his creations. Folks say that when you write, yo......more

Goodreads review by Monica on March 22, 2018

I am on the record as being a huge fan of Curtis's Buxton books --from Elijah of Buxton (was on the Newbery Committee that gave it an honor) to Madman of Piney Woods (my starred Horn Book review). This one is as terrific as the others. While the other two books featured black male protagonists in th......more

Goodreads review by Darla on December 09, 2018

Charlie Bobo does indeed go on quite a journey. All the way from South Carolina and into Canada physically, but so much more emotionally. He is drafted to retrieve "treasure" that was "stolen" from a plantation owner. With both of his parents dead and their debts left unpaid, he has very few options......more

Goodreads review by Brenda on March 17, 2019

Yeah, yeah, yeah, dialect. Get over it! It's Christopher Paul Curtis! You can't miss this one. It might be his best yet. Challenge yourself as a reader and encourage your students to do so as well. This is a hard read with some hard truths and one that needs telling. So read it, share it, discuss it......more

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