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Elijah of Buxton / Christopher Paul Curtis.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Scholastic Press, 2007.Description: 341 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780439023450
  • 0439023459
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • [Fic] 22
LOC classification:
  • PZ7.C94137 E 2007
Awards:
  • Newbery Honor Book, 2008.
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.
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Main Long Main Long Martin Oduor-Otieno Library This item is located on the library first floor Fiction PZ7.C94137 E 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 31037/22 Available MOOL22100195
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PZ5 .A513 2000 The American short story / PZ5 .A513 2000 The American short story / PZ7.C1865 2006 Blood on the river : PZ7.C94137 E 2007 Elijah of Buxton / PZ7.F23814 2004 The Sea of Trolls / PZ7 .I543 2004 20,000 leagues under the sea / PZ7 .I543 2004 20,000 leagues under the sea /

Companion book to: The madman of Piney Woods.

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.

Newbery Honor Book, 2008.

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