Elijah of Buxton /
Curtis, Christopher Paul.
Elijah of Buxton / Christopher Paul Curtis. - This edition first printing, February 2009 - New York : Scholastic, 2007 - 341 pages ; 20 cm
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.
Newbery Honor Book, 2008.
9780439023443 (trade bdg.) 0439023440 (trade bdg.) 0439023459 (alk. paper) 9780439023450 (alk. paper)
2007005181
Freedom--Fiction.
Slavery--Fiction.
Black people--Canada--Fiction.
North Buxton (Ont.)--History--19th century--Fiction.
Canada--History--1763-1867--Fiction.
PZ7.C94137 / El 2007
[Fic]
Elijah of Buxton / Christopher Paul Curtis. - This edition first printing, February 2009 - New York : Scholastic, 2007 - 341 pages ; 20 cm
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.
Newbery Honor Book, 2008.
9780439023443 (trade bdg.) 0439023440 (trade bdg.) 0439023459 (alk. paper) 9780439023450 (alk. paper)
2007005181
Freedom--Fiction.
Slavery--Fiction.
Black people--Canada--Fiction.
North Buxton (Ont.)--History--19th century--Fiction.
Canada--History--1763-1867--Fiction.
PZ7.C94137 / El 2007
[Fic]