Book: Elijah Of Buxton It's 1860, and eleven-year-old Elijah is a first-generation freeborn child. His Canadian town of Buxton, located just across the border from Detroit, serves as a haven for runaway slaves and their children, where Blacks can live free and govern themselves away from the horrors of pre-emancipation America. When the town's corrupt preacher steals money from a citizen who's been saving to buy his family's freedom, Elijah sets off for Detroit in pursuit. He encounters a group of captured runaway slaves; unable to save them all, he escapes with the youngest--a baby--and returns to Buxton a hero.
Details of Book: Elijah Of Buxton Book: Elijah Of Buxton
Author: Christopher Paul Curtis
ISBN: 0439023459
ISBN-13: 9780439023450
, 978-0439023450
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 2009/02/01
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Number of Pages: 368
Language: English