Curtis, Christopher Paul. <br/><br/>
Elijah of Buxton / 
Christopher Paul Curtis. 
 - This edition first printing, February 2009  
 - New York :  Scholastic,  2007 
 - 341 pages ;  20 cm  
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/> Newbery Honor Book, 2008. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780439023443 (trade bdg.) 0439023440 (trade bdg.) 0439023459 (alk. paper) 9780439023450 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007005181 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Freedom--Fiction.<br/>Slavery--Fiction.<br/>Black people--Canada--Fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>North Buxton (Ont.)--History--19th century--Fiction.<br/>Canada--History--1763-1867--Fiction.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PZ7.C94137  / El 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>[Fic]