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Elijah of Buxton / Christopher Paul Curtis. |
| Authors: | Curtis, Christopher Paul. |
| Call number: | jFIC CUR |
| Publisher: | New York : Scholastic Press, 2007. |
| Publication date: | 2007. |
| Subject: |
Liberty -- Fiction.
Slavery -- Fiction. Blacks -- Canada -- Fiction. Juvenile literature. North Buxton (Ont.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction. Canada -- History -- 1763-1867 -- Fiction. |
| Title: | Elijah of Buxton / Christopher Paul Curtis. |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Physical description: | 341 p. ; 22 cm. |
| IMCPL dedication: | This book was made possible by a gift from Hazel Crosier. |
| Summary note: | 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. |
| ISBN: | 9780439023443 (trade bdg.) 0439023440 (trade bdg.) 0439023459 (alk. paper) 9780439023450 (alk. paper) 9780545104739 ; 0545104734 (Scholastic) 9780545110846 (Scholastic) |
| LCCN: | 2007005181 |
| Url for this record: | http://sherloc.imcpl.org/?itemid=|library/marc/dynix|1118065 |
| Bib No.: | 1118065 |