The Madman of Piney Woods

Mr. Chickee's Funny Money (Mr. Chickee's Series)

The Journey of Little Charlie

Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom

Kenny & the Dragon

The Chosen Prince

The Capture (Guardians of Ga'hoole, Book 1)

Whittington

Newbery Medalist and CSK Award winner Christopher Paul Curtis's debut middle-grade/young-YA novel for Scholastic features his trademark humor, compelling storytelling, and unique narrative voice. Eleven-year-old Elijah is the first child born into freedom in Buxton, Canada, a settlement of runaway slaves just over the border from Detroit. He's best known in his hometown as the boy who made a memorable impression on Frederick Douglass. But things change when a former slave steals money from Elijah's friend, who has been saving to buy his family out of captivity in the South. Elijah embarks on a dangerous journey to America in pursuit of the thief, and he discovers firsthand the unimaginable horrors of the life his parents fled -- a life from which he'll always be free, if he can find the courage to get back home.

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The Madman of Piney Woods

Christopher Paul Curtis, 2014

Mr. Chickee's Funny Money (Mr. Chickee's Series)

Christopher Paul Curtis, 2005

The Journey of Little Charlie

Christopher Paul Curtis, 2018

Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom

Carole Boston Weatherford, Kadir Nelson, 2006

Kenny & the Dragon

Tony Diterlizzi, 2008

The Chosen Prince

Diane Stanley, 2015

The Capture (Guardians of Ga'hoole, Book 1)

Kathryn Lasky, The Capture By Kathryn Lasky, 2020

Whittington

S.D. Schindler, Alan Armstrong, 2005