Curis, Christopher Paul

Elijah of Buxton / Christopher Paul Curis. - New York : Scholastic, 2007. - 314 p.: 19 cm.

Lex: 1070

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.


English

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Freedom--FICTION
Slavery--FICTION
Blacks--Canada--FICTION
Liberty--Juvenile fiction
Slavery--Juvenile fiction
Blacks--Canada--Juvenile fiction


North Buxton (Ont.)--Fiction
Canada--Fiction
North Buxton (Ont.)--Juvenile fiction
Canada--Juvenile fiction

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