[LM_NET] BOOK: Elijah of Buxton by Curtis

[Frederick Muller <mullinator52@GMAIL.COM>]

Curtis, Christopher, Paul. Elijah of Buxton. Scholastic, 2007
[978-0-439-02344-3 // 0-439-023440]

Elijah is the first child free black child born in Buxton, Canada (a town
made up of run-away slaves.)  Now eleven, Elijah gets involved with the
lying local itinerant preacher who steals money from a resident of Buxton
which was meant to buy the rest of his family out of slavery in the United
States.  This 341 page book tells a story based on a real community of
former slaves in Canada who had to live carefully, being so close to slavery
in the United States.  One frequently hears about the Underground Rail Road
going to Canada but I am not aware of other stories for kids about the
former slaves after they get to Canada.  It is a serious story told with
humor.  There are some historical notes at the end.


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Newton, NJ
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