Elijah Of Buxton
Dublin Core
Title
Elijah Of Buxton
Creator
Paul, Christopher (author)
Description
The book follows Elijah Freeman, an 11 year old boy from Buxton, Ontario, a settlement of escaped slaves. After Elijah's friend is robbed of the money he was saving to buy his family out of captivity, Elijah journeys to the US in pursuit of the culprit and sees firsthand the life his family ran from.
Publisher
Scholastic Inc.
Date
2009
Coverage
New York, New York, United States (publisher)
Format
Print book, (paperback), 368 pages, 7.55 x 5.27 x 0.87 in
Type
Book
Language
language: English
Source
Curtis, Christopher Paul. “Elijah of Buxton.”Scholastic Canada, https://www.scholastic.ca/books/view/elijah-of-buxton. Accessed on 28 February, 2022.
Nathan Piggott (cataloguer, 2022).
Identifier
ISBN 9780439023450
Book Item Type Metadata
Original Format of Book
middle grade book (ages 8-12)
Character Type
human (primary character)
human (secondary characters)
Race/Ethnicity
Black/African (primary character)
Black/African (secondary characters)
Gender Identity
boy/man (primary character)
girl/woman (secondary characters)
Sexuality
unspecified sexuality (primary character)
unspecified sexuality (secondary characters)
Citation
Paul, Christopher (author), “Elijah Of Buxton,” Windows and Mirrors: Diversity in Books for Young Readers, accessed December 26, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/windowsandmirrors/items/show/304.
Item Relations
| This Item | is a work written by | Item: Curtis, Christopher, Paul (author) |
| This Item | is a work found at | Item: Indigo - Innes |