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Elijah of Buxton  Cover Image CD Audiobook CD Audiobook

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: 9780739367193
  • ISBN: 0739367196
  • ISBN: 9780739364154
  • ISBN: 0739364154
  • Physical Description: 8 audio discs (8 hr., 58 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Library ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Random House/Listening Library, ℗2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Unabridged.
Compact discs.
Formatted Contents Note:
"Includes an author's note read by the author" -- container.
Participant or Performer Note:
Read by Mirron Willis.
Awards Note:
Scott O'Dell award, 2008.
Subject: Liberty > Juvenile fiction.
Slavery > Juvenile fiction.
Blacks > Canada > Juvenile fiction.
North Buxton (Ont.) > Juvenile fiction.
Canada > Juvenile fiction.
Freedom > Fiction.
Slavery > Fiction.
Blacks > Canada > Fiction.
North Buxton (Ont.) > History > 19th century > Fiction.
Canada > History > 1763-1867 > Fiction.
Black Canadians > Fiction.
Black Canadians > Juvenile fiction.
Blacks.
Liberty.
Slavery.
Canada.
Ontario > North Buxton.
Genre: Audiobooks.
Audiobooks.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Historical fiction.
Audiobooks.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Stroud Branch J CD FIC Curti 31681030008536 JCDFIC Available -

Christopher Paul Curtis’ first novel, The Watsons Go to Birmingham, was awarded both a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Honor. His second novel, Bud, Not Buddy, won the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Award in 2000. He is also the author of the Golden Kite Award-winning Bucking the Sarge, Mr. Chickee’s Funny Money, and Mr. Chickee’s Messy Mission. These titles are all available on audio from Listening Library.


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