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Elijah of Buxton /

by Curtis, Christopher Paul. Edition statement:1st ed. Published by : Scholastic, (New York :) Physical details: 341 p. ; 22 cm. ISBN:9780439023443; 0439023440; 9780545110846 (pbk); 054511084X (pbk).
Subject(s): Freedom -- Fiction. | Slavery -- Fiction. | Blacks -- Canada -- Fiction. | Newbery medal. | North Buxton (Ont.) -- Fiction. | Canada -- Fiction.
Year: 2007
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Young Adult Fiction 		Young Adult Reading Level YA FIC CUR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 39124000188170

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 medal, 2008.

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