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Elijah of Buxton  Cover Image Book Book

Elijah of Buxton / Christopher Paul Curtis.

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780439936477 (hbk.)
  • ISBN: 9780439023443 (trade bdg.)
  • ISBN: 0439023440 (trade bdg.)
  • ISBN: 9780439936477 (hc)
  • ISBN: 9780439936477 (Canadian ed.) :
  • ISBN: 0439023459 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 0439936470 (hbk.)
  • ISBN: 9780439936477 (Canadian ed.)
  • ISBN: 9780439023450 (alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 0439023459 (alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: 341 p. ; 22 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press ; 2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Novel.
Subject: Fugitive slaves > Ontario > Juvenile fiction.
Liberty > Juvenile fiction.
Blacks > Canada > Juvenile fiction.
Blacks > Canada > Fiction.
Slavery > Juvenile fiction.
Freedom > Fiction.
Slavery > Fiction.
North Buxton (Ont.) > Fiction.
Canada > Fiction.

Available copies

  • 11 of 11 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Greenwood Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 11 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Greenwood Public Library J Fic CUR (Text) 35141000198755 Juvenile Fiction Volume hold Available -
Burns Lake Public Library JF (Text) 35198000050717 Junior Fiction Volume hold Available -
Fort St. James Public Library J CUR (Text) 35196000010558 Juvenile Fiction Volume hold Available -
Invermere Public Library J FIC CUR (Text) IPL040661 Junior Fiction Volume hold Available -
Kaslo and District Public Library YA CUR (Text) 35134000204673 Young Adult Volume hold Available -
Kitimat Public Library J Cur (Text) 32665001525080 Juvenile Fiction Volume hold Available -
Prince Rupert Library J Curt (Text) 33294001706761 Juvenile Fiction Volume hold Available -
Radium Hot Springs Public Library JUV CUR (Text) 35130000099568 Juvenile Fiction Volume hold Available -
Smithers Public Library J CUR (Text) 35101001022131 Children's room Volume hold Available -
Taylor Public Library YPB CUR (Text) 35156000036193 TPL - Young Adult Volume hold Available -

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