

An edition of Elijah of Buxton (2007)
By Christopher Paul Curtis
Publish Date
August 6, 2007
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Language
eng
Pages
341
Description:
Elijah has to go find this former slave that stole a friends money who was planning on buying his family back out of slavery. What happens along the way is terrifying to even think about, friends getting shot, dying, and freeing slaves.
subjects: Newbery Honor, Blacks, Freedom, Slavery, Fiction, History, Juvenile fiction, Liberty, Enfants noirs, Black Canadian children, Historical fiction, Esclavage, Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse, Voleurs, 1000blackgirlbooks, Children's fiction, Slavery, fiction, Blacks, fiction, Ontario, fiction, Courage, Thieves, Large type books, Black Children, Ficción juvenil, Niños afronorteamericanos, Ladrones, Esclavitud, Black people, Robbers and outlaws, fiction, Children, united states, fiction, award:Newbery_award, lexile:980, lexile_range:901-1000, age:min:9, age:max:12, grade:min:4, grade:max:7
Places: Canada, North Buxton (Ont.)
Times: 1763-1867, 19th century