Elijah of Buxton
By Christopher Paul Curtis
Publisher
Scholastic
Imprint
Scholastic
ISBN
By Christopher Paul Curtis
9780439023443
Awards and Honors Winner of the 2008 Coretta Scott King Award | Winner of the 2008 Scott O’Dell Award | 2008 John Newbery Medal, Honor Book | 2008 Jane Addams Award, Honor | ALA Notable Book for Older Readers | Book Sense Children’s Picks–Winter 2007/2008 | Booklist Editor’s Choice 2007 | Booklist Top 10 Historical Fiction for Youth | Booklist Top 10 Black History for Youth | Horn Book Fanfare List – Best Books of 2007 Fiction | Kirkus Reviews – Best Children’s Books 2007 | Publishers Weekly – Best Children’s Books 2007, Children’s Fiction | School Library Journal – Best Books 2007 | 2008 TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award Winner; NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2008, History/Life and Culture in the AmericasElijah of Buxton
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SKU
9780439023443J
"It ain't something I ever boast on, but I was the very first child to be born free in the Elgin Settlement at Raleigh at Canada West, what we call Buxton." Elijah's small-town life is full of adventures: riding Old Flap the mule to the secret lake to catch fish, trying to get a chance to shoot the Preacher's pearl-handled mystery pistol, playing pranks with his best friend Cooter. Then, even though "being fragile's the biggest bone Ma's got to pick with me," Elijah is given a serious, frightening responsibility. A 2008 Newbery Honor Book. Winner of the 2008 Scott O'Dell Award, the 2008 Corretta Scott King Award, and the 2008 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award.
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