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Elijah of Buxton  Cover Image Book Book

Elijah of Buxton / Christopher Paul Curtis.

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780439023443
  • ISBN: 0439023440
  • ISBN: 0439023459
  • ISBN: 9780439023450
  • Physical Description: 341 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press, 2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Coretta Scott King Award (Authors) 2008"
Citation/References Note:
BL 9/1/07
HB 11/1/07
PW 9/10/07
BCCB 10/1/07
KR 8/15/07
SLJ 10/1/07
VY 12/1/07
ALA Notable 08
Target Audience Note:
980L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.4 12 117751.
Awards Note:
John Newbery Honor 08
Parent's Choice Gold Award 07
Subject: Liberty > Juvenile fiction.
Slavery > Juvenile fiction.
Black people > Canada > Juvenile fiction.
North Buxton (Ont.) > History > 19th century > Juvenile fiction.
Canada > History > 1763-1867 > Juvenile fiction.

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  • 44 of 46 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 0 of 0 copies available at Montgomery City Public.

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