Elijah of Buxton

English

ISBN: 0439023440

EAN: 9780439023443

Category: Juvenile Fiction / Historical / General/Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / United States / African American/Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / Canada / General/Juvenile Fiction / General/

Publisher: Scholastic, Incorporated

Release Date: 08/04/2007

Age Range: 8-12

Synopsis: Newbery Medalist and CSK Award winner Christopher Paul Curtiss 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. Hes best known for having made a memorable impression on Frederick Douglass, but that changes when a former slave steals money from Elijahs 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 discovers firsthand the unimaginable horrors of the life his parents fled--a life from which hell always be free, if he can find the courage to get back home.

Awards: American Library Association Notable Books for Children – null  California Young Reader Medal – null  CLA Book of the Year for Children Award – null  Coretta Scott King Awards – null  Garden State Childrens Book Awards – null  Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People – null  Georgia Childrens Book Award – null  Governor Generals Literary Awards – null  Great Lakes Book Awards – null  Great Lakes Great Books Award – null  Jane Addams Childrens Book Award – null  Manitoba Literary Awards - Young Readers Choice Award – null  Newbery Medal – null  Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year – null  Publishers Weekly Best Childrens Books – null  Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Childrens Book Award – null  School Library Journal Best Books of the Year – null  Scott ODell Historical Fiction Award – null  Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Book Award – null  Young Readers Choice Award – null 

Elijah of Buxton

Illustrated: No

Format: Hardcover

Height: 1.14 inches

Width: 5.5 inches

Length: 8.25 inches

Weight: 18.45 oz

Pages: 352