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Author:

Curtis, Christopher Paul.

Title:

Elijah of Buxton / Christopher Paul Curtis.

Edition:

[Literature Circle edition]

Publisher:

Scholastic Press,

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

341 p. ; 22 cm. paper

Subject:

Freedom--Fiction.
Slavery--Fiction.
Blacks--Canada--Fiction.
Liberty--Juvenile fiction.
Slavery--Juvenile fiction.
Blacks--Canada--Juvenile fiction.
North Buxton (Ont.)--History--19th century--Fiction.
Canada--History--1763-1867--Fiction.
North Buxton (Ont.)--Juvenile fiction.
Canada--Juvenile fiction.

Notes:

6-8gr.

Summary:

In 1859, eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman, the first free-born child in Buxton, Canada, which is a haven for slaves fleeing the American south, uses his wits and skills to try to bring to justice the lying preacher who has stolen money that was to be used to buy a family's freedom.

ISBN:

054511084X
9780545110846

OCLC:

(OCoLC)263935170

Locations:

YSPD232 -- Camanche Public Library (Camanche)

NSPC983 -- Manly Public Library (Manly)

JDPC145 -- Manning Public Library (Manning)

ASPB046 -- Moravia Public Library (Moravia)

LEPI975 -- Woodbury County Library (Moville)

BMPA611 -- Truro Public Library (Truro)

S4PA034 -- Waterville Public Library (Waterville)

58SX745 -- West Bend-Mallard High School (West Bend)