Book
Elijah of Buxton
- Published
- 2007
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Pages
- 341
- Words
- 77916
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 5.4
- AR interest level
- MG — middle grades, 4–8
- Lexile
- 980L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 10–17
Eleven-year-old Elijah is the first child born free in the settlement of Buxton, Canada. When stolen money meant to buy an enslaved family out of captivity sends him across the border, Elijah encounters firsthand the horrors his parents escaped and must find the courage to return home.
Collections
ALSC Notables
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780439023443
- ISBN-10
- 0439023440
Tags
ALSC NotablesCanadaHistorical FictionHistory-SlaveryPeople-African AmericanPeople-ChildrenPeople-Enslaved People