Elijah of Buxton
Christopher Paul Curtis
3.96 · 25 ratings · Published: 29 Aug 2007
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 embarks on a dangerous journey to America in pursuit of the thief, and he discovers firsthand the unimaginable horrors of the life his parents fled -- a life from which he'll always be free, if he can find the courage to get back home.
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- coming of age 2
- family 2
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- friendship 2
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- survival 1
- literary fiction 1
- black mc 1
- military, war & conflict 1
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- young adult 3
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