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Elijah of Buxton / Christopher Paul Curtis.

Curtis, Christopher Paul, (author.). Beccia, Carlyn, (illustrator.).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780439023450
  • ISBN: 9780439023443
  • ISBN: 0439023440
  • ISBN: 0439023459
  • ISBN: 9780545110846
  • Physical Description: 341 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press, 2007.

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
980L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.4 12 117751.
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5 11 117751.
Awards Note:
Coretta Scott King Award.
Newbery Honor Book.
Subject:
Black people > Canada > Juvenile fiction.
Slavery > Juvenile fiction.
Liberty > Juvenile fiction.
Liberty > Fiction.
Slavery > Fiction.
Black people > Canada > Fiction.
Newbery Medal.
North Buxton (Ont.) > Juvenile fiction.
Canada > Juvenile fiction.
North Buxton (Ont.) > Fiction.
Canada > Fiction.
North Buxton (Ont.) > History > 19th century > Juvenile fiction.
Canada > History > 1763-1867 > Juvenile fiction.
Genre:
Fiction.

Available copies

  • 112 of 120 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)

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  • 0 current holds with 120 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Jacksonville Main Library JUV FIC CURTIS (Text) 36015001417878 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Richlands Branch Library JUV FIC CURTIS (Text) 36015001441910 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Andrews Public Library J CUR (Text) 80605000746478 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Avery County Morrison Public Library JFIC CUR (Text) 31111002287961 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Badin Branch Library J FIC Curtis (Text) 31012000040897 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Barco Library TEEN F CUR (Text) 39488200585125 Young Adult Fiction Available -
Beaufort Main J F CUR (Text) 34208201777702 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Belhaven Public Library J FIC (Text) 38344101233375 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Berea Library J FIC CURTIS (Text) 42756201229272 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Black Mountain Library J CUR (Text) 0020507570040 Juvenile Fiction Checked out 08/25/2026

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