Elijah of Buxton
New York : Scholastic Press, 2007.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 341 pages ; 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.
Subjects:
Liberty -- Juvenile fiction.
Slavery -- Juvenile fiction.
Black people -- Canada -- Juvenile fiction.
North Buxton (Ont.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Canada -- History -- 1763-1867 -- Juvenile fiction.
North Buxton (Ont.) -- Juvenile fiction.
Canada -- Juvenile fiction.
Liberty -- Juvenile fiction.
Slavery -- Juvenile fiction.
Black people -- Canada -- Juvenile fiction.
North Buxton (Ont.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Canada -- History -- 1763-1867 -- Juvenile fiction.
North Buxton (Ont.) -- Juvenile fiction.
Canada -- Juvenile fiction.
Target Audience: 980L
ISBN:
9780439023443 (trade bdg.)
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John Newbery Medal Honor, 2008.
Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner, 2008.
Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner, 2008.