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Elijah of Buxton / Christopher Paul Curtis.

Author/creator Curtis, Christopher Paul
Format Book and Print
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Scholastic Press, 2007.
Description341 pages ; 22 cm
Supplemental Content Table of contents only
Subject(s)
Liberty--Juvenile fiction.
Slavery--Juvenile fiction.
Black people--Canada --Juvenile fiction.
North Buxton (Ont.)--Juvenile fiction.
Canada--Juvenile fiction.
North Buxton (Ont.)--History --19th century --Fiction.
Canada--History --1763-1867 --Fiction.
Abstract 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.
Local noteLittle-345655--305131051532T
Awards noteCoretta Scott King Author Award Winner, 2008.
Awards noteNewbery Honor Book, 2008
LCCN 2007005181
ISBN9780439023443 (trade bdg.)
ISBN0439023440 (trade bdg.)
ISBN0439023459 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780439023450 (alk. paper)
Stock numberJunior Library Guild http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com

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Joyner TRC Fiction F C941E ✔ Available Place Hold
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