![]() Elijah embarks on a dangerous journey to America in pursuit of the thief, and he discovers firsthand the unimaginable horrors of the life his parents led - a life from which he'll always be free, if he can find the courage to get back home."Ĭhristopher Paul Curtis also wrote these wonderful books: ![]() But things change when a former slave steals money from Elijah's friend, who has been saving to buy his family out of captivity in the South. He's best known in his hometown as the boy who made a memorable impression on Frederick Douglass. "Eleven-year old Elijah is the first child born into freedom in Buxton, Canada, a settlement of runaway slaves just over the border from Detroit. ![]() Scholastic Press, publishers.Īuthor Christopher Paul Curtis won the 2008 Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award for Elija of Buxton. First edition of Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis: Elijah pursues a thief from his home in free Canada to America, where he confronts the life his family led as slaves. ![]()
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