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Bibliographic Information
- Title
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Elijah of Buxton
1st ed.
- Author
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Curtis, Christopher Paul.
- Publisher:
- Scholastic Press,
- Pub date:
- 2007.
- Pages:
- 341 p. ;
- ISBN:
- 9780439023443
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Item info:
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1 copy available in
Children's room.
1 copy total in all locations.
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9780439023443
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Elijah of Buxton
1st ed.
Curtis, Christopher Paul.
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Elijah of Buxton
1st ed.
Curtis, Christopher Paul.
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Personal Author:
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Curtis, Christopher Paul.
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Title:
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Elijah of Buxton / Christopher Paul Curtis.
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Edition:
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1st ed.
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Publication info:
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New York : Scholastic Press, 2007.
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Physical description:
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341 p. ; 22 cm.
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Summary:
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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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Local note:
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Newbery Award honor, 2008.
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Subject term:
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Freedom--Fiction.
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Subject term:
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Slavery--Fiction.
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Subject term:
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Blacks--Canada--Fiction.
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Subject term:
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Liberty--Juvenile fiction.
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Subject term:
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Slavery--Juvenile fiction.
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Subject term:
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Blacks--Canada--Juvenile fiction.
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Geographic term:
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North Buxton (Ont.)--History--19th century--Fiction.
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Geographic term:
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Canada--History--1763-1867--Fiction.
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Geographic term:
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North Buxton (Ont.)--Juvenile fiction.
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Geographic term:
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Canada--Juvenile fiction.
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Electronic access:
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http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0713/2007005181.html
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Electronic access:
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http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0713/2007005181.html