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.
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..
It\'s only a matter of time before Cap\'n Buck catches on.
Torn between his guilty conscience and his survival instinct, Charlie needs to figure out his next move -- and soon. until he comes face-to-face with the fugitives and discovers their true identities.
It\'s not too bad of a bargain for Charlie...
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.
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
