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Elijah of Buxton
Title:
Elijah of Buxton
JLCTITLE245:
Christopher Paul Curtis.
Personal Author:
Curtis, Christopher Paul.
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
New York : Scholastic Press, 2007.
Physical Description:
341 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:
9780439023443

9780439023450
Abstract:
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.
Reading Level:
1070 L Lexile
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader Grades 5-8 5.4 12 Quiz 117751 English fiction, vocabulary quiz available.
Subject Term:
Freedom -- Juvenile fiction.

Liberty -- Juvenile fiction.

Slavery -- Juvenile fiction.

Black people -- Canada -- Juvenile fiction.

Liberty -- Fiction.

Slavery -- Fiction.

Black people -- Canada -- Fiction.

Freedom -- Fiction.
Geographic Term:
North Buxton (Ont.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction.

Canada -- History -- 1763-1867 -- Juvenile fiction.

North Buxton (Ont.) -- Juvenile fiction.

Canada -- Juvenile fiction.

North Buxton (Ont.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.

Canada -- History -- 1763-1867 -- Fiction.

North Buxton (Ont.) -- Fiction.

Canada -- Fiction.
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