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I was told at TLA that Christopher Paul Curtis said this is his favorite book. For a person who loved Bud Not Buddy like me, I couldn’t see how this could be. Having read Elijah, I would say I still like Bud Not Buddy a little more, but this is a worthy sibling.
Elijah is the first child born free in Canada to former American slaves. Buxton is a real town in Canada that was founded by a Presbyterian minister in the 1800’s as a refuge for American slaves and as a place to make a brand new, wonderf ...more
Elijah is the first child born free in Canada to former American slaves. Buxton is a real town in Canada that was founded by a Presbyterian minister in the 1800’s as a refuge for American slaves and as a place to make a brand new, wonderf ...more
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