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Elijah of Buxton / Christopher Paul Curtis.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Scholastic, 2007.Edition: 1st edDescription: 341 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0439023440
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • [Fic] 22
LOC classification:
  • PZ7.C94137 El 2007
Online resources: Awards:
  • Newbery Medal/Honor, 2008
  • Coretta Scott King Award, 2008
Summary: Eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman, the first free-born child in Buxton, Canada, which is a haven for slaves fleeing the American South in 1859, 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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School Library Journal starred, October 2007

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Horn Book Starred, November 2007

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Eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman, the first free-born child in Buxton, Canada, which is a haven for slaves fleeing the American South in 1859, 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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Newbery Medal/Honor, 2008

Coretta Scott King Award, 2008