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Elijah of Buxton

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.

Main Author: Curtis, Christopher Paul,
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Scholastic, [2008].
Physical Description: 341 pages ; 20 cm.
Edition: [Literature circle edition].
Subjects:
Liberty -- Juvenile fiction.
Slavery -- Juvenile fiction.
Thieves -- Juvenile fiction.
Courage -- Juvenile fiction.
Black people -- Canada -- Juvenile fiction.
North Buxton (Ont.) -- Juvenile fiction.
North Buxton (Ont.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Canada -- Juvenile fiction.
Canada -- History -- 1763-1867 -- Juvenile fiction.
Online Access: Table of contents only
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586 |a Coretta Scott King Author Award, 2008. 
586 |a Newberry Honor Book, 2008. 
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