Exciting yet evocative, heart-wrenching yet hilarious, Elijah of Buxton is Christopher Paul Curtis at his very best ?and it? an unforgettable testament to the power of hope. Most children in this range should be able to read this book on their own. Leroy on a dangerous journey to America in pursuit of the disreputable preacher, and he discovers firsthand the unimaginable horrors of the life his parents have fled ?a life from which he?l always be free, if he can find the courage to get back home. Individual Reading: The intended audience for this book is grades 5-8. Leroy, who has been saving to buy his family out of captivity in the South. Elijah Freeman is the child of former slaves, the first baby born in the settlement of Buxton. In the 1800s, the Canadian Buxton Settlement held safety for. Connerly the Third steals money from Elijah? friend Mr. Elijah of Buxton is an ideal choice to bring Black History Month to life in your classroom. Not on purpose, of course ?he was just a baby then! But things change when a former slave calling himself the Right Reverend Zephariah W.
The first child born into freedom in Buxton, Ontario, a settlement of runaway slaves just over the border from Detroit, Elijah is best known in his hometown as the boy who threw up on Frederick Douglass. Master storyteller Christopher Paul Curtis lends his trademark humour and vibrant narrative style to the gripping tale of eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman.
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