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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 emba... More
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Added by: Chanda Keith on 4/16/2009
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Title: Elijah of Buxton
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Author: Christopher Paul Curtis
Ages 9-12
Date published: 8/6/2007
Picture About Christopher Paul Curtis: Christopher Paul Curtis is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Christopher Paul Curtis include Bud, Not Buddy (Unabridged), Watsons Go to Bir... more
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