Elijah of Buxton

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: 9780439023443
ISBN: 0439023440
ISBN: 0439023459
ISBN: 9780439023450
ISBN: 9780329643300
ISBN: 0329643304
Physical Description: print
341 pages ; 22 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press, 2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Companion book to: The madman of Piney Woods.
Formatted Contents Note:	Snakes and Ma -- Me and Mr. Frederick Douglass -- Fish head chunking -- Kidnappers and slavers! -- Sharing the fish -- Mr. Travis cheats us out of a great lesson -- Mr. Leroy shows how to really make a lesson stick -- The most exciting night of my life so far -- The mesmerist and Sammy -- Meeting the real MaWee! -- Emma Collins and Birdy -- The secret language of being growned -- Mail from America -- Picnic at Lake Erie! -- Keeping Mr. John Holton alive -- The Preacher comes through -- Bad news from a little village in America -- Kidnapped! -- A ball starts rolling -- The death of Mr. Leroy -- Terrorfied in America! -- Busting free! -- Riding hard back to Buxton -- The revenge of Mr. Frederick Douglass!
Target Audience Note:	980 Lexile.
Study Program Information Note:	AR 5.4 12.0. Accelerated Reader Grades 5-8 5.4 12 SD Quiz 117751 English fiction, vocabulary quiz available.
Awards Note:	Newbery Honor Book, 2008. Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2008. Coretta Scott King Award Author Winner, 2008 A 2008 Michigan Notable Books selection Canadian Library Association Children's Book of the Year, 2008; TD Canadian Children's Literature Award winner, 2008