Elijah of Buxton (Scholastic Gold)
Sep 2012 · Sold by Scholastic Inc.
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Master storyteller Christopher Paul Curtis's Newbery Honor novel, featuring his trademark humor and unique narrative voice, is now part of the Scholastic Gold line!Elijah of Buxton, recipient of the Newbery Honor and winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. This edition includes exclusive bonus content!Eleven-year-old Elijah lives in Buxton, Canada, a settlement of runaway slaves near the American border. Elijah's the first child in town to be born free, and he ought to be famous just for that -- not to mention for being the best at chunking rocks and catching fish. Unfortunately, all that most people see is a "fra-gile" boy who's scared of snakes and tends to talk too much. But everything changes when a former slave steals money from Elijah's friend, who has been saving to buy his family out of captivity in the South. Now it's up to Elijah to track down the thief -- and his dangerous journey just might make a hero out of him, if only he can find the courage to get back home.
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April 3, 2017
As a student in a book club, my teacher told me to read Elijah of Buxton. I started to read, but could not focus. The language they used in the book was confusing. You really have to have background knowledge on slavery and cruelness before you read the book. I love reading books, but I was not captured by this one. I'm around Middle School, and this book didn't appeal to me. It's really slow throughout the book until you have around eight chapters left. The description does not tell what really happens throughout the book, and when the stuff it describes happens, it isn't exciting. There is very little excitement in this book. I think older children around the age of 16 and up would enjoy this book. I recommend this for people that like classic books, because Elijah of Buxton shares that format. Overall, this book is not for everyone, but well displays slavery and what life was like back then.
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Daphne Hardesty
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May 12, 2015
My teacher recommended this for me and it was amazing I loved how I got to see before the civil war and see slavery through the eyes of someone freeform and in Canada. Amazing book recommend it to everyone.
Jade Jones
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March 9, 2015
Its a really good book im alsocreading it at school wish I could get the whole book but its not free so I could only se till chapter 3
About the author
Christopher Paul Curtis was awarded both a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Honor for his debut book, The Watsons Go to Birmingham -- 1963, and won the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Award for his second book, Bud, Not Buddy. Mr. Curtis is also the author of the Golden Kite Award-winning Bucking the Sarge, as well as Mr. Chickee's Funny Money, Mr. Chickee's Messy Mission, and the Newbery Honor book Elijah of Buxton.
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