Charlie's house - Hardcover

Bulla, Clyde Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0690042590 ISBN 13: 9780690042597

Publisher: Crowell, 1983

Synopsis

A poor, friendless English boy, shipped to America as an indentured servant in the early eighteenth century, runs away from a cruel master and dreams of building a house of his own.

About this title

From Publishers Weekly

Home is the forceful central image in the adventures of Charlie Brig, "born near the town of Durford, England in the year 1736." Fascinated when he sees a house under construction, the ambitious lad builds a model house, only to have his mother prick his balloon--"you were born poor and poor you'll stay." Charlie leaves home and heads to London, whence he voyages to America--and lives in a grand home as an indentured bondservant. Later he flees a cruel slave-owning master and at last plans his very own house in a community of escaped slaves. Charlie's quest enables Bulla to offer readers an accessible glimpse of life for the poor in 18th-century Anglo-American society. The mix of a spirited but vulnerable hero, rousing adventure and the book's large typeface make this a splendid choice for early or reluctant readers. Flavin's handsomely shaded black-and-white drawings contribute authentic period touches as they further this top-notch odyssey. Readers may be too absorbed to notice that the book also introduces important social studies concepts. Ages 8-11.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Crowell
• Publication date: 1983
• ISBN 10: 0690042590
• ISBN 13: 9780690042597
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 81