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Original Title:	Elijah Of Buxton
ISBN:	0439023440 (ISBN13: 9780439023443)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	Ontario(Canada)
Literary Awards:	Newbery Medal Nominee (2008), Scott O'Dell Award (2008), Odyssey Award Nominee (2009), Jane Addams Children's Book Award Nominee for Older Children (2008), CLA Book of the Year for Children Award (2008) Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (2009), Coretta Scott King Award for Author (2008), Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People (2008), California Young Readers Medal Nominee for Middle School/Junior High (2011), Canadian Children's Literature Award for English Language (2008)

Elijah of Buxton

Christopher Paul Curtis

Hardcover | Pages: 341 pages

Rating: 3.93 | 12369 Users | 1565 Reviews

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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
Author	:	Christopher Paul Curtis
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 341 pages
Published	:	September 1st 2007 by Scholastic Press (first published 2007)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Fiction. Childrens. Middle Grade. Cultural. African American

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Ratings: 3.93 From 12369 Users | 1565 Reviews

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1. When i first found the book I found the cover interesting, and bold. I also noticed the awards it had gotten from many world author organisations.2. I thought it was a really good book as it showed emotion and a true tale of friendship while being a sad story overall. 3. That with a true heart, comes great courage.4. I found elijah a kind-hearted character.He was described brave, and a good friend. He is known for his great impressions and is a funny but silly boy who is always looking for

I really enjoyed this! The plot is original and the character's journey is one that would be hard to guess; something which I really appreciate. The character development is exceptional too. You really come to feel for the characters, agonizing with them in their guilt, foolishness, pain, and growth. It's a story that will stick with you because the lessons are poignant. I would definitely recommend this be read by a more mature reader or as a family read-aloud so you can discuss the issues/life

I have nothing but excellent things to say about this book, which is top notch historical-fiction for all ages covering the final era of American slavery. This was one of the books I recently read and discussed with my 11 year old daughter for educational progress. When she selected it, I thought that it would be a good lead in for the Autobiography of Frederick Douglass (which is our next joint read). What we got out of this read instead was so much more than preparation! This is such a solid

A story set in a Canadian settlement of runaway slaves. Elijah was the first child born there, thus the first person born free, living in the community. The book at 340 pages is a bit long for this kind of novel and though there are many small incidents, the major incident in the book doesn't happen until the last quarter of the book. I was waiting for something to happen. I suppose it's a deliberately different construction for a young adult novel. Because of its length, I probably won't put

I wish I could give the first half of the book one rating and give the second half a different rating. The book has a slow start and doesn't seem to really have any sort of plot. It seems more like a collection of short stories from the life of 11 year old Elijah. As the book continues, more humor is found in the stories perhaps as the reader becomes more familiar with the characters. Even when it shifts to having more of a plot in the second half and developing a more serious tone, the author

Elijah is free born, as are some of the other children around him, but the adults in his community, Buxton, are former slaves. Other than that, except for a few details here and there, such as when some newly escaped slaves arrive, the story is mainly a pleasant character study with an interesting, folksy, historical setting, though that is done so well that the settlement of Buxton feels like a character too. Elijah fishes, takes care of horses, attends school, visits a traveling vaudeville

Okay, I'm sold. It took me months to finally getting around to reading this one, and that's too bad, because I could have been recommending it all this time. It's fantastic.Elijah Freeman was the first child born free in the Buxton settlement of Canada. His life is made up of family, school, chores, and fishing, and although he has heard stories about life in captivity from the former slaves around him, he leads a very different life. When an unscrupulous, self-proclaimed preacher makes off with