Elijah of Buxton

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Author:
Curtis, Christopher Paul
Language:
English
Lexile measure:
980L
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9780439023450
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9780439023443
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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.
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2007
2008
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Black people -- Canada -- Fiction
Black people -- Canada -- Juvenile fiction
Canada -- History -- 1763-1867 -- Fiction
Canada -- Juvenile fiction
Freedom -- Fiction
Liberty -- Juvenile fiction
North Buxton (Ont.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
North Buxton (Ont.) -- Juvenile fiction
Slavery -- Fiction
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Black people
Freedom
Historical Fiction
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Liberty
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