Elijah of Buxton /
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
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Fiction.
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Slavery
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Fiction.
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Blacks
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Canada
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Fiction.
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Newbery medal.
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North Buxton (Ont.)
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Fiction.
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Canada
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Fiction.
Year: 2007
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| BOOK | Goodland Young Adult Fiction | Young Adult Reading Level | YA FIC CUR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 39124000188170 |
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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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