Elijah of Buxton
by Curtis, Christopher Paul
DangerGovernor General's Literary AwardManitoba Young Readers Choice Award/NomiGeoffrey Bilson Award/HonorJane Addams Book Award Finalist/Winner BScott O'Dell AwardPublishers Weekly Best BookBooklist Editors' Choice
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AR Book Level
5.4
AR Points
12
Word Count
77,916
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
117751 EN
About this book
In 1859, eleven-year-old Elijah, the first freeborn child in Buxton, Canada, a haven for slaves fleeing the American South, uses his wits to try to bring to justice the lying preacher who has stolen money that was to be used to buy a family's freedom.