Bell rang by Ransome, James 

BTSB Prebound(Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2019)

BTSB #: 739504 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
AR: 1.8 LG RC: 2.2 K-2 Lexile: 360

Genres: Multicultural Family Life

Subjects: Slavery - Fiction Fugitive slaves - Fiction African Americans - Fiction Family life - Fiction

Summary: A slave family is distressed when they discover their son Ben has run away.

Journey of little Charlie by Curtis, Christopher Paul 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic Press, 2018)

BTSB #: 253869 Available

Dewey: FAges: 9-12   
AR: 5.8 MG RC: 7.5 6-8 Lexile: 960

Genres: Historical Fiction Multicultural

Subjects: Sharecroppers - Fiction Slavery - Fiction Fugitive slaves - Fiction African Americans - Fiction Race relations - Fiction South Carolina - History|y1775-1865 - Fiction United States - History|y19th century - Fiction

Summary: When his poor sharecropper father is killed in an accident and leaves the family in debt, twelve-year-old Little Charlie agrees to accompany fearsome plantation overseer Cap'n Buck north in pursuit of people who have stolen from him; Cap'n Buck tells Little Charlie that his father's debt will be cleared when the fugitives are captured, which seems like a good deal until Little Charlie comes face-to-face with the people he is chasing.