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Elijah of Buxton / Christopher Paul Curtis.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Scholastic Press, 2007.Edition: 1st edDescription: 341 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780439023443 (trade bdg.)
  • 0439023440 (trade bdg.)
  • 0439023459 (alk. paper)
  • 9780439023450 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • [Fic] 22
LOC classification:
  • PZ7.C94137 El 2007
Online resources: Awards:
  • Newbery Honor Book, 2008.
Summary: 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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Companion book to: The madman of Piney Woods.

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.

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