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Elijah of Buxton (Scholastic Gold) Hardcover - 2007

by Christopher Paul Curtis

Its 1860, and 11-year-old Elijah is a first-generation freeborn child. His Canadian town of Buxton serves as a haven for runaway slaves. When the towns corrupt preacher steals money from a citizen whos been saving to buy his familys freedom, Elijah sets off for America in pursuit, in this powerful new novel by a Newbery Medalist.


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Newbery Medalist and CSK Award winner Christopher Paul Curtis's debut middle-grade/young-YA novel for Scholastic features his trademark humor, compelling storytelling, and unique narrative voice.Eleven-year-old Elijah is the first child born into freedom in Buxton, Canada, a settlement of runaway slaves just over the border from Detroit. He's best known in his hometown as the boy who made a memorable impression on Frederick Douglass. But things change when a former slave steals money from Elijah's friend, who has been saving to buy his family out of captivity in the South. Elijah embarks on a dangerous journey to America in pursuit of the thief, and he discovers firsthand the unimaginable horrors of the life his parents fled -- a life from which he'll always be free, if he can find the courage to get back home.

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  • Title Elijah of Buxton (Scholastic Gold)
  • Author Christopher Paul Curtis
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First edition
  • Pages 352
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Scholastic Press, New York
  • Date August 6, 2007
  • Features Dust Cover
  • ISBN 9780439023443 / 0439023440
  • Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.44 x 6.08 x 1.17 in (21.44 x 15.44 x 2.97 cm)
  • Ages 09 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 4 - 7
  • Reading level 980
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Chronological Period: 1851-1899
    • Cultural Region: Canadian
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
  • Library of Congress subjects Slavery, Liberty
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007005181
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

Citations

  • Booklist, 09/01/2007, Page 115
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 10/01/2007, Page 79
  • Horn Book Magazine, 11/01/2007, Page 677
  • Kirkus Best Children's Books, 11/15/2007, Page 1
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 08/15/2007, Page 854
  • New York Times Book Review, 11/11/2007, Page 42
  • Publishers Weekly, 09/10/2007, Page 61
  • Publishers Weekly Best Books, 11/05/2007, Page 36
  • Quill & Quire, 10/01/2007, Page 56
  • Quill & Quire Books of the Yr, 12/01/2007, Page 12
  • School Library Journal, 10/01/2007, Page 146
  • SLJ's Best Books, 12/01/2007, Page 34
  • Voice of Youth Advocates, 12/01/2007, Page 424

About the author

Christopher Paul Curtis was awarded both a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Honor for his debut book, The Watsons Go to Birmingham -- 1963, and won the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Award for his second book, Bud, Not Buddy. Mr. Curtis is also the author of the Golden Kite Award-winning Bucking the Sarge, as well as Mr. Chickee's Funny Money, Mr. Chickee's Messy Mission, and the Newbery Honor book Elijah of Buxton.
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