Awards and HonorsCCBC Choices 2019 Choice: Fiction for Young Adults
CSMCL Best Books - 2018
2018 Children’s History Book Prize finalist Kirkus Best Books, Middle-Grade - 2018
NYPL Best Books for Kids - 2018 School Library Journal Best Books - 2018 Horn Book Fanfare - 2018
1854: 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. Author’s note.
Topics Sharecroppers. Children of sharecroppers. South Carolina. Fugitive slaves. African Americans. Plantation owners. Slavery. Race relations. History of South Carolina, 1775–1865. Nineteenth-century US history.
SRC Level 7.500000
SRC Points 13.000000
Lexile 960L
Trim Size 6" x 9"
JLG Span Spring
Language English
Publication date 2018-01-31
JLG Release Date Apr 2018
Minimum grade 5
Maximum grade 7
Reading level Elementary, Middle
Format Print
Upper Elementary/Middle Plus (Grades 5-7)
Upper Elementary/Middle Plus
Upper Elementary/Middle Plus (Grades 5-7)
For Grades 5-7
This collection ensures a steady stream of engaging books for middle-grade readers, offering a well-balanced mix of fiction and nonfiction. Designed to challenge and inspire young readers, these selections remain accessible for those transitioning to more complex texts or who may be reluctant to read.