| Elijah of Buxton (Scholastic Gold) Contributor(s): Curtis, Christopher Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0439023440 ISBN-13: 9780439023443 Publisher: Scholastic Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2007 Annotation: Its 1860, and 11-year-old Elijah is a first-generation freeborn child. His Canadian town of Buxton serves as a haven for runaway slaves. When the towns corrupt preacher steals money from a citizen whos been saving to buy his familys freedom, Elijah sets off for America in pursuit, in this powerful new novel by a Newbery Medalist. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Canada - Pre-confederation (to 1867) - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LCCN: 2007005181 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age Level: 9-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grade Level: 4-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lexile Measure: 980(Not Available) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Physical Information: 1.17" H x 6.08" W x 8.44" L (1.10 lbs) 352 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Awards: Great Lakes Book Awards, Winner, Chapter Book, 2008 Georgia Children's Book Award, Nominee, Children's Book, 2010 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award, Nominee, Children's, 2009 Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens, Recommended, Ten to Fourteen, 2008 Jane Addams Children's Book Award, Honor Book, Books for Older Children, 2008 Michigan Notable Books, Winner, Notable Book, 2008 Nene Award, Recommended, Children's Fiction, 2009 Scott O Dell Award for Historical Fiction, Winner, Historical Fiction, 2008 Massachusetts Children's Book Award, Nominee, Children's Book, 2009 Delaware Diamonds Award, Nominee, High School, 2008 William Allen White Childens Book Award, Nominee, Grades 6-8, 2010 Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award, Nominee, Grades 6-8, 2010 Newbery Medal, Honor Book, Children's, 2008 Coretta Scott King Award, Winner, Author, 2008 Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award, Nominee, Young Readers, 2009 Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007), Winner, Gold, 2007 Young Reader's Choice Award, Nominee, Junior/Grades 4-6, 2010 California Young Reader Medal, Nominee, Middle School, 2011 Governor General's Literary Awards, Finalist, Children's Literature, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 08/15/2007 pg. 854 Booklist 09/01/2007 pg. 115 Publishers Weekly 09/10/2007 pg. 61 Quill & Quire 10/01/2007 pg. 56 School Library Journal 10/01/2007 pg. 146 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2007 pg. 79 - Recommended New York Times Book Review 11/11/2007 pg. 42 Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/05/2007 pg. 36 Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2007 pg. 1 Quill & Quire Books of the Yr 12/01/2007 pg. 12 - Top 15 Book Of The Year Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2007 pg. 424 - Recommended - Hard To Beat SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2007 pg. 34 Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2007 pg. 677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Quiz #: 117751 Reading Level: 5.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 12.0 |
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| Publisher Description: Newbery Medalist and CSK Award winner Christopher Paul Curtis's debut middle-grade/young-YA novel for Scholastic features his trademark humor, compelling storytelling, and unique narrative voice.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. He's best known in his hometown as the boy who made a memorable impression on Frederick Douglass. 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. 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. |
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