Curtis, Christopher Paul.

Elijah of Buxton / Christopher Paul Curtis. - New York : Scholastic Press, 2007. - 341 p. ; 22 cm.

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.

A Junior Library Guild selection. Coretta Scott King Award, 2008. Newbery Honor Book, 2008.

ISBN: 9780545110846 (pbk.) 054511084x (pbk.) 9780545104739 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2007005181

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Slavery--Fiction.
Blacks--Canada--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
North Buxton (Ont.)--Fiction.
Canada--Fiction.

LC Class. No.: PZ7.C94137 / El 2007

Dewey Class. No.: [Fic]