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Author:

Curtis, Christopher Paul.

Title:

Elijah of Buxton / Christopher Paul Curtis.

Edition:

1st Scholastic paperback ed.

Publisher:

Scholastic,

Copyright Date:

2007

Description:

341 p. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Liberty--Juvenile fiction.
Slavery--Juvenile fiction.
Blacks--Canada--Juvenile fiction.
North Buxton (Ont.)--Juvenile fiction.
Canada--Juvenile fiction.
Freedom--Fiction.
Slavery--Fiction.
Blacks--Canada--Fiction.
North Buxton (Ont.)--Fiction.
Canada--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Freedom--Fiction.
Slavery--Fiction.
Blacks--Canada--Fiction.
North Buxton (Ont.)--Fiction.
Canada--Fiction.
Historical fiction.

Summary:

Eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman, the first free-born child in Buxton, Canada, which is a haven for slaves fleeing the American South in 1859, 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.

Indexed by:

Wilson's Children, January 2009
Wilson's Junior High School, November 2008
School Library Journal starred, October 2007
Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2008
Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2010
Booklist starred, September 2007
Horn Book Starred, November 2007
Book Links-starred, January 2008
Wilson's Children
Wilson's Junior High School
Newbery Medal/Honor

ISBN:

0545104734
9780545104739

Locations:

AHPD597 -- Chariton Public Library (Chariton)