01335cam a2200361 4500 202071162 TxAuBib 20090819120000.0 090626s2007||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2007005181 9780439023443 0439023440 9780439023450 0439023459 WiMaMI TxAuBib Curtis, Christopher Paul. Elijah of Buxton / Christopher Paul Curtis. 1st ed. New York : Scholastic Press, 2007. 341 p. ; 21 cm. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), October 2007. Horn Book Starred, November 2007. Kirkus Review Starred, August 15, 2007. In 1860, eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman, the first free-born child in Buxton, Canada, a haven for slaves fleeing the American south, tries to bring to justice a preacher who has stolen money that was to be used to buy a family's freedom. 009-013. Accelerated Reader AR 5.4 12.0. 20090626. Freedom Fiction. Slavery Fiction. Blacks Fiction. North Buxton (Ont) Fiction. Canada Fiction.