Curtis, Christopher Paul.

Elijah of Buxton / Christopher Paul Curtis. - 1st ed. - New York : Scholastic Press, 2007. - 341 p. ; 22 cm.

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.

ISBN: 0439023459 (alk. paper) 9780439023443 (trade bdg.) 0439023440 (trade bdg.) 9780439023450 (alk. paper)

LCCN: 2007005181

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 20080180205

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Black Canadian children
Slavery
Thieves
Enfants noirs
Esclavage
Voleurs
Freedom
Slavery
Blacks

LC Class. No.: PZ7.C94137 / El 2007

Dewey Class. No.: jC813/.54