Elijah of Buxton

Locations
Call Number: R Newbery Honor 2008, Y Fiction / Curtis, Christopher , Y Fiction / Curtis, Christopher, Kids Book / Fiction / Historical / Curtis, Christopher Paul
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch, Traverwood Branch, Westgate Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown Kids Reference 0-week checkout	R Newbery Honor 2008	0-week checkout	Library Use Only
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	Y Fiction / Curtis, Christopher	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	Y Fiction / Curtis, Christopher	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	Y Fiction / Curtis, Christopher	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	Y Fiction / Curtis, Christopher	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	Y Fiction / Curtis, Christopher	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	Y Fiction / Curtis, Christopher	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Fiction / Historical / Curtis, Christopher Paul	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Fiction / Historical / Curtis, Christopher Paul	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Fiction / Historical / Curtis, Christopher Paul	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Fiction / Historical / Curtis, Christopher Paul	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Fiction / Historical / Curtis, Christopher Paul	4-week checkout	On Shelf

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.

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COMMUNITY REVIEWS

good submitted by LuckyDuck on July 12, 2011, 2:41pm inspirational

Brilliant submitted by njdsilva on August 15, 2011, 12:00pm This touching book's plot twists make it an exciting read for anyone, yet children can learn a lot from it.

Educational Historical Fiction submitted by sdunav on June 27, 2016, 8:40pm It's not too often you read historical fiction for kids where Americans are the bad guys. Compelling story and characters, but the plot wanders a bit and the dialog is sometimes annoying.

Ok submitted by palanijr on June 14, 2019, 9:28am Has an interesting plot but is dragged out to make the book longer. There are a few plot twists and the book was fun to read.