false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176593688m/638689.jpg 638689 9 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. 2247514 book 6 8 2007 Elijah Of Buxton total:948|5:363|4:368|3:150|2:52|1:15| 948 3856 1463 376 5 4 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 08:41:34 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 08:54:08 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 01 07:03:23 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 13 12:03:56 -0800 2008 Elijah of Buxton is one of those books that kept popping up on all the lists this year. When it won both the Newbery Honor and the Coretta Scott King Award, I thought I'd better pick it u...more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Feb 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 01 04:37:45 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 07 20:07:38 -0800 2008 Elijah of Buxton had a slow start. However, towards the middle of the novel, when Curtis began weaving individual Buxton residents escape and slave stories into Elijah’s daily experience...more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Mar 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 10 04:56:07 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 17 07:23:37 -0700 2008 The boys picked to read Elijah of Buxton for this month’s discussion. The librarian asked me how I tricked them into reading an historical novel. I told her it was my wit and good looks. I think it has more to do with the cover. Anyhow, some have loved it, and some have struggled. Third grad...more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 08:57:21 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 11:43:40 -0700 2008
The whole first part of the book wasn't very interesting. I really had no desire to keep reading it...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jan 04 11:52:49 -0800 2008 Fri Oct 03 04:02:20 -0700 2008
Elijah Freeman was the first child born free in the Buxton settlement of Canada. His life is made up of family, sch...more...]]> 0 1 false false Sun Oct 28 00:27:03 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 28 00:28:51 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Apr 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 06 08:01:08 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 07 22:38:14 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 20:19:25 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 15 14:08:20 -0700 2008
It is a historical fictional novel taking place in about 1860 during slaving times. It's about a Canadian settlement of slaves that made it to freedom. It really opened my eyes to the tragedy ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Aug 01 14:08:53 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 14:08:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 25 10:14:09 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 10:27:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 12:12:07 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 09:55:03 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Dec 03 12:43:31 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 12:52:18 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 07:09:32 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 07:23:10 -0700 2009 First, if you're going to read it, Do NOT read the back or inside jacket. I don't usually, but since just picked this up without any recommendation I went ahead and did and it kind of ruined the book for me. The intros should sample the appetizer or ma...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 15 07:06:14 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 05:53:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Apr 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 06:05:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 06:35:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Apr 18 18:26:41 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 18:39:42 -0700 2009 Elijah of Buxton is fashioned as an historical novel around a time period and location that is absolutely fascinating. Much of t...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 09:27:14 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 08:06:48 -0800 2009 At first, I have to say no. It was a good read - it is about Elijah, the first child born free at a settlement of runaway slaves in Canada - ju...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Sep 02 08:14:20 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 08:15:31 -0700 2009 thirds of this novel, I recognized that in plot, time period, theme and characters, this novel was very derivative from Huckleberry Finn: the same innocent rogue for a narrator (though Elijah is a free born black, rather than white, and is slightly younger than Huck—1...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 15:01:40 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 22:40:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=638689