Elijah of Buxton
Title
:
Elijah of Buxton
Personal Author EPSB
:
Christopher Paul. Curtis
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.
Year Published
:
2007
Physical Description
:
341 p. ; 22 cm.
Edition
:
1st ed.
Program Information
:
Accelerated Reader MG 5.4 12.0 117751
Subject
:
Slavery -- Fiction.
Freedom -- Fiction.
Blacks -- Canada -- Fiction.
Thieves -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
Canada -- History -- 1763-1867 -- Fiction.
North Buxton (Ont.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
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.
ISBN
:
9780439023443
9780545110846
9780545104739
9780439023450
Publisher
:
New York : Scholastic Press, 2007.
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| Mount Pleasant | TCR FIC CUR (YRCA) | Teacher resource | 30152000081300 | Checked out |
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