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Elijah of Buxton

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.

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  • ISBN: 0439023459 (alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9780439023450 (alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9780439936477 (Canadian ed.)
  • ISBN: 0439936470 (hbk.)
  • ISBN: 0439023459 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 9780439936477 (Canadian ed.) :
  • ISBN: 9780439936477 (hc)
  • ISBN: 0439023440 (trade bdg.)
  • ISBN: 9780439023443 (trade bdg.)
  • ISBN: 9780439936477 (hbk.)
  • Physical Description: 341 p. ; 22 cm.
    print
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press ; Toronto : Scholastic Canada, 2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Novel.
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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Available copies

  • 14 of 14 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 14 total copies.
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Prince Rupert Library J Curt (Text) 33294001706761 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.

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