Elijah of Buxton.

Title
Elijah of Buxton.

By
Curtis, Christopher Paul.

Publication Date
2007

Subject Term
Slavery -- Juvenile fiction.
 
Freedom -- Juvenile fiction.
 
Black people -- Canada -- Juvenile fiction.
 
Canadian fiction -- Juvenile fiction.
 
TD Canadian Children's Literature Award.

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.

Language
English

ISBN
9780439936477


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