Elijah of Buxton / by Christopher Paul Curtis.
By: Curtis, Christopher Paul.
Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press, c2007Description: 341 p. ; 22 cm. Media type: unmediated ISBN: 0439023459; 9780439023450.Subject(s): Freedom--Fiction | Slavery--Fiction | Black people--Fiction | North Buxton (Ont.)--History--19th century--Fiction | Canada--History--1763-1867--FictionDDC classification: Fic C941 2007 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.| Item type | Current location | Home library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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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.
FICTION Slavery and emancipation