Elijah of Buxton (Scholastic Gold)
Sep 2012 · Scholastic Inc.
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Master storyteller Christopher Paul Curtis's Newbery Honor novel, featuring his trademark humor and unique narrative voice, is now part of the Scholastic Gold line!Elijah of Buxton, recipient of the Newbery Honor and winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. This edition includes exclusive bonus content!Eleven-year-old Elijah lives in Buxton, Canada, a settlement of runaway slaves near the American border. Elijah's the first child in town to be born free, and he ought to be famous just for that -- not to mention for being the best at chunking rocks and catching fish. Unfortunately, all that most people see is a "fra-gile" boy who's scared of snakes and tends to talk too much. But everything changes when a former slave steals money from Elijah's friend, who has been saving to buy his family out of captivity in the South. Now it's up to Elijah to track down the thief -- and his dangerous journey just might make a hero out of him, if only he can find the courage to get back home.
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4.4
73 reviews
Daphne Hardesty
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May 12, 2015
My teacher recommended this for me and it was amazing I loved how I got to see before the civil war and see slavery through the eyes of someone freeform and in Canada. Amazing book recommend it to everyone.
Jade Jones
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March 9, 2015
Its a really good book im alsocreading it at school wish I could get the whole book but its not free so I could only se till chapter 3
Laura Whaley
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January 3, 2013
It was a very exciting book and was the best i had ever read. This is a very good book to read you wont be able to put it after reading the forst paragraph.
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About the author
Christopher Paul Curtis was awarded both a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Honor for his debut book, The Watsons Go to Birmingham -- 1963, and won the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Award for his second book, Bud, Not Buddy. Mr. Curtis is also the author of the Golden Kite Award-winning Bucking the Sarge, as well as Mr. Chickee's Funny Money, Mr. Chickee's Messy Mission, and the Newbery Honor book Elijah of Buxton.
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