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Elijah of Buxton / Christopher Paul Curtis.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780439936477 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 9780439023443 (trade bdg.)
- ISBN: 0439023440 (trade bdg.)
- ISBN: 9780439936477 (hc)
- ISBN: 9780439936477 (Canadian ed.) :
- ISBN: 0439023459 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0439936470 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 9780439936477 (Canadian ed.)
- ISBN: 9780439023450 (alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0439023459 (alk. paper)
- Physical Description: 341 p. ; 22 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press ; 2007.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Novel. |
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| Subject: | Fugitive slaves > Ontario > Juvenile fiction. Liberty > Juvenile fiction. Blacks > Canada > Juvenile fiction. Blacks > Canada > Fiction. Slavery > Juvenile fiction. Freedom > Fiction. Slavery > Fiction. North Buxton (Ont.) > Fiction. Canada > Fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Prince Rupert Library | J Curt (Text) | 33294001706761 | Juvenile Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Burns Lake Public Library | JF (Text) | 35198000050717 | Junior Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Fort St. James Public Library | J CUR (Text) | 35196000010558 | Juvenile Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Greenwood Public Library | J Fic CUR (Text) | 35141000198755 | Juvenile Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Invermere Public Library | J FIC CUR (Text) | IPL040661 | Junior Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Kaslo and District Public Library | YA CUR (Text) | 35134000204673 | Young Adult | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Kitimat Public Library | J Cur (Text) | 32665001525080 | Juvenile Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Nakusp Public Library | J FIC CUR (Text) | 35160000546292 | Juvenile Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
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| Radium Hot Springs Public Library | JUV CUR (Text) | 35130000099568 | Juvenile Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
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Summary:
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.
