Curtis, Christopher Paul. <br/><br/>
Elijah of Buxton / 
Christopher Paul Curtis. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  Scholastic Press,  2007. 
 - 341 p ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/> Newbery Medal/Honor.  Wilson's Children.  Wilson's Junior High School.  Book Links (A.L.A.), October 2009.  Book Links-starred, January 2008.  Booklist starred, September 2007.  Horn Book Starred, November 2007.  Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2008.  School Library Journal starred, October 2007.  Wilson's Children, January 2009.  Wilson's Junior High School, November 2008. 
<br/><br/> Eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman, the first free-born child in Buxton, Canada--a haven for slaves fleeing the American South in 1859--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. 
<br/><br/> 5.6  Follett Library Resources.  3-6  Follett Library Resources. 
<br/><br/> Coretta Scott King Award, 2008.  Newbery Medal/Honor, 2008. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0329643304 0439023440 (trade bdg.) 0439023459 (alk. paper) 9780329643300 (Follett bdg.) 9780439023443 (trade bdg.) 9780439023450 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007005181 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Blacks--Canada--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Liberty--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Slavery--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Blacks--Canada--Fiction.<br/>Freedom--Fiction.<br/>Historical fiction.<br/>Slavery--Fiction.<br/>Blacks--Canada--Fiction.<br/>Freedom--Fiction.<br/>Historical fiction.<br/>Slavery--Fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Canada--History--1763-1867--Juvenile fiction.<br/>North Buxton (Ont.)--History--19th century--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Canada--History--1763-1867--Fiction.<br/>North Buxton (Ont.)--History--19th century--Fiction.<br/>Canada--History--Fiction.<br/>North Buxton (Ont.)--History--Fiction.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PZ7.C94137  / El 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>[Fic]