TY - BOOK AU - Curtis,Christopher Paul TI - Elijah of Buxton SN - 0439023440 AV - PZ7.C94137 El 2007 U1 - [Fic] 22 PY - 2007/// CY - New York PB - Scholastic KW - Freedom KW - Fiction KW - sears KW - Slavery KW - Blacks KW - Canada KW - Historical fiction KW - North Buxton (Ont.) N1 - Wilson's Children, October 2010; Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010; School Library Journal starred, October 2007; Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2008; Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2010; Booklist starred, September 2007; Horn Book Starred, November 2007; Book Links-starred, January 2008; 5.6; 3-6; Follett Library Resources N2 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0713/2007005181.html ER -