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Eleven-year-old Elijah lives in Buxton, Canada, a settlement of runaway slaves near the American border. He's the first child in town to be born free, and he ought to be famous just for that. Unfortunately, all that most people see is a "fra-gile" boy who's scared of snakes and talks 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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Author Christopher Paul Curtis
Binding Paperback
Grade Content 4
Guided Reading X
Copyright 2007
Lexile 650
Accelerated Reading Level 5.4
Subject Social Studies
Standard SS4H5b. How did the issues of slavery and states' rights cause tension between the North and South.
Book Type Historical Fiction
