TY  - BOOK
AU  - Curtis,Christopher Paul
TI  - Elijah of Buxton
SN  - 0329643304
AV  - PZ7.C94137 El 2007
U1  - [Fic] 22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - New York
PB  - Scholastic Press
KW  - Blacks
KW  - Canada
KW  - Juvenile fiction
KW  - Liberty
KW  - Slavery
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Freedom
KW  - Historical fiction
KW  - sears
KW  - History
KW  - 1763-1867
KW  - North Buxton (Ont.)
KW  - 19th century
N1  - 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; 5.6; Follett Library Resources; 3-6; Follett Library Resources
N2  - 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
ER  -