{"product_id":"the-journey-of-little-charlie-national-book-award-finalist-9780545156660","title":"The Journey of Little Charlie (National Book Award Finalist)","description":"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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe National Book Award finalist by Christopher Paul Curtis \u003c\/b\u003eTwelve-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. 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. It's not too bad of a bargain for Charlie... until he comes face-to-face with the fugitives and discovers their true identities. 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.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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristopher Paul Curtis was awarded both a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Honor for his debut book, \u003ci\u003eThe Watsons Go to Birmingham -- 1963\u003c\/i\u003e, and won the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Award for his second book, \u003ci\u003eBud, Not Buddy\u003c\/i\u003e. Mr. Curtis is also the author of the Golden Kite Award-winning \u003ci\u003eBucking the Sarge\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eMr. Chickee's Funny Money\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMr. Chickee's Messy Mission\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Newbery Honor book \u003ci\u003eElijah of Buxton\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scholastic Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50674925142290,"sku":"9780545156660","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_917ae67c-f270-4dc6-9e45-e23e6cb34bbc.jpg?v=1733867461","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-journey-of-little-charlie-national-book-award-finalist-9780545156660","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}