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Curtis, Christopher Paul.

Elijah of Buxton / Christopher Paul Curtis. - 1st ed. - New York : Scholastic Press, 2007. - 341 p. ; 22 cm.

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.

9780439023443 (trade bdg.) 0439023440 (trade bdg.) 0439023459 (alk. paper) 9780439023450 (alk. paper)

2007005181


Freedom
Slavery
Blacks

PZ7.C94137 / El 2007

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