| Elijah of Buxton (Scholastic Gold) Contributor(s): Curtis, Christopher Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0439023440 ISBN-13: 9780439023443 Publisher: Scholastic Press OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2007 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Canada - Pre-confederation (to 1867) - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2007005181 |
| Lexile Measure: 980 |
| Physical Information: 1.17" H x 6.08" W x 8.44" (1.10 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 117751 Reading Level: 5.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 12.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |