01350cam a2200313 4500 57052782 TxAuBib 20090101120000.0 070316s2007||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2007005181 9780439023443 trade bdg. 0439023440 trade bdg. 9780439023450 alk. paper 0439023459 alk. paper DLC DLC BKX BAKER BTCTA YDXCP DLC TxAuBib 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. 20090101. Freedom Fiction. Slavery Fiction. Blacks Canada Fiction. North Buxton (Ont.) History 19th century Fiction. Canada History 1763-1867 Fiction. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0713/2007005181.html Table of contents only