Elijah of Buxton


Elijah of Buxton
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$7.99
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2008 Newbery Honor Book

2008 Coretta Scott King Award Winner (Author)
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.
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Product Details
- ISBN13: 9780439023450
- Format: Paperback Book
- Ages: 10 - 13
- Grades: 4 - 8
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Genre:
Comedy and Humor,Historical Fiction
- Pages: 368
- Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
- Manufacturer: Scholastic Inc.
- Weight (lbs): 0.52100
- Dimensions: 0.89000 x 5.20000 x 7.50000
- Lexile® Measure: 980L
- Guided Reading Level: GR Level W
- DRA Level: 60
- ACR Level: 5.4
- Language: English
Elijah of Buxton
Paperback Book
7.99