- Published: New York : Scholastic Press, 2007.
- Year Published: 2007
- Series: Newbery Honor book - 2008
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Description: 341 p. ; 22 cm.
- ISBN/Standard #:0439023440 (trade bdg.) :
- Language: English
- Format: Book
Subjects
- Liberty -- Fiction.
- Freedom -- Fiction.
- Slavery -- Fiction.
- Blacks -- Fiction. -- Canada
- North Buxton (Ont.) -- Fiction.
- Canada -- Fiction.
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Elijah Of Buxton
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by Curtis, Christopher Paul.
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Call number: Y Fiction, R Newbery Honor 2008
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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.