Elijah of Buxton
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Year this Award was Won:
2 008
Award Win Active Date:
Sunday, December 31, 1899 - 18:00
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Elijah of Buxton
Winner Description:
by Christopher Paul Curtis (Scholastic)
Winner Blurb:
In Elijah of Buxton, Elijah is the first free-born child in Buxton, a Canadian community of escaped slaves, in 1860. With masterful storytelling, vibrant humor, and poignant insight into the realities of slavery and the meaning of freedom, Curtis takes readers on a journey that transforms a “fragile” 11-year-old boy into a courageous hero.
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Elijah of Buxton
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Book
Winner Detail Create Date:
Saturday, August 22, 2009 - 04:34
Winner Detail Change Date:
Saturday, August 22, 2009 - 04:35
Winner Detail Change ID:
101
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