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
Middle Grade Fiction Plus (Grades 5-7)
Middle Grade Fiction Plus
Middle Grade Fiction Plus (Grades 5-7)
For Grades 5-7
This collection features fiction titles selected for upper elementary and early middle school readers who are ready for engaging, well-crafted stories that reflect their everyday lives and interests. Selections span contemporary and realistic fiction, as well as approachable genre titles, offering accessible narratives with emotional depth, humor, and heart—designed to encourage independent reading and sustained engagement.