![]() ![]() ![]() 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 fled–a life from which he’ll always be free, if he can find the courage to get back home.Available for purchase at:Amazon - Audiobook (CD format)Barnes & Noble - Audiobook (CD format)Books A Million - Audiobook (CD format)IndieBound - Audiobook (CD format)Powell's - Audiobook (CD format)Walmart - Audiobook (CD format)Apple - Audiobook (Downloadable format)Audible - Audiobook (Downloadable format)audiobooks. /rebates/2fp2fElijah-Buxton-Scholastic-Gold2fChristopher-Paul-Curtis2f9780439023443&.com252fp252fElijah-Buxton-Scholastic-Gold252fChristopher-Paul-Curtis252f978043902344326afsrc3d126SID3d&idbooksamillion&nameBOOKSAMILLION. 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. Buxton is a real place settled by African Americans who had escaped the horrors of enslavement in America. 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. Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis is an award winning historical fiction novel told from the perspective of 11-year-old Elijah Freeman, the first child to be born free in the settlement of Buxton in Canada. ![]()
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