Elijah of Buxton / Christopher Paul Curtis.
2007
PZ7.C94137 El 2007 (Mapit)
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Title
Elijah of Buxton / Christopher Paul Curtis.
Author
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9780439023443 (trade bdg.)
0439023440 (trade bdg.)
9780439023450 (alk. paper)
0439023459 (alk. paper)
0439023440 (trade bdg.)
9780439023450 (alk. paper)
0439023459 (alk. paper)
Publication Details
New York : Scholastic Press, 2007.
Language
English
Description
341 p. ; 22 cm.
Call Number
PZ7.C94137 El 2007
Dewey Decimal Classification
[Fic]
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.
Awards
Newbery Honor, 2008.
Coretta Scott King Author Award, 2008.
Jane Addams Honor, 2008.
Coretta Scott King Author Award, 2008.
Jane Addams Honor, 2008.
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