Elijah of Buxton

Christopher Paul Curtis

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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.
Author/Creator:: Curtis, Christopher Paul
Languages:: English
Language Notes:: Item content: English
Main Work:: Elijah of Buxton [by Curtis, C.P.]
Subjects:: Liberty — Juvenile fiction
Slavery — Juvenile fiction
Black people — Canada — Juvenile fiction
North Buxton (Ont.) — Juvenile fiction
Canada — Juvenile fiction
Liberty
Slavery
Blacks
Canada
Ontario — North Buxton
Genres:: Juvenile works
Fiction
General Notes:: Newbery Honor Book, 2008
Audience:: Preteens
Children
Physical Description:: 341 pages ; 22 cm
Call Numbers:: JFic C978e
ISBNs:: 9780439023443 (trade bdg.)
0439023440 (trade bdg.)
0439023459 (alk. paper)
9780439023450 (alk. paper)
Library of Congress Control Numbers:: 2007005181
OCLC Numbers:: 86090238