Elijah of Buxton /
Curtis, Christopher Paul.
Elijah of Buxton / Christopher Paul Curtis. - 1st ed. - New York : Scholastic, 2007. - 341 p. ; 22 cm.
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.
5.6 Follett Library Resources 3-6 Follett Library Resources
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Liberty--Juvenile fiction.
Slavery--Juvenile fiction.
Blacks--Canada--Juvenile fiction.
Freedom--Fiction.
Slavery--Fiction.
Blacks--Canada--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Freedom--Fiction.
Slavery--Fiction.
Blacks--Canada--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
North Buxton (Ont.)--Juvenile fiction.
Canada--Juvenile fiction.
North Buxton (Ont.)--Fiction.
Canada--Fiction.
North Buxton (Ont.)--Fiction.
Canada--Fiction.
PZ7.C94137 / El 2007
[Fic]
Elijah of Buxton / Christopher Paul Curtis. - 1st ed. - New York : Scholastic, 2007. - 341 p. ; 22 cm.
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.
5.6 Follett Library Resources 3-6 Follett Library Resources
9780439023443 0439023440
Liberty--Juvenile fiction.
Slavery--Juvenile fiction.
Blacks--Canada--Juvenile fiction.
Freedom--Fiction.
Slavery--Fiction.
Blacks--Canada--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Freedom--Fiction.
Slavery--Fiction.
Blacks--Canada--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
North Buxton (Ont.)--Juvenile fiction.
Canada--Juvenile fiction.
North Buxton (Ont.)--Fiction.
Canada--Fiction.
North Buxton (Ont.)--Fiction.
Canada--Fiction.
PZ7.C94137 / El 2007
[Fic]