{"product_id":"elijah-of-buxton-scholastic-gold-hardcover","title":"Elijah of Buxton (Scholastic Gold) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Paul Curtis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNewbery Medalist and CSK Award winner Christopher Paul Curtis's debut middle-grade\/young-YA novel for Scholastic features his trademark humor, compelling storytelling, and unique narrative voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEleven-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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristopher Paul Curtis was awarded both a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Honor for his debut book, \u003ci\u003eThe Watsons Go to Birmingham -- 1963\u003c\/i\u003e, and won the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Award for his second book, \u003ci\u003eBud, Not Buddy\u003c\/i\u003e. Mr. Curtis is also the author of the Golden Kite Award-winning \u003ci\u003eBucking the Sarge\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eMr. Chickee's Funny Money\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMr. Chickee's Messy Mission\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Newbery Honor book \u003ci\u003eElijah of Buxton\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.17 x 8.44 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Great Lakes Book Awards (2008)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Massachusetts Children's Book Award (2010)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award (2009)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elijah of Buxton\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755871404320,"sku":"9780439023443","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/afd2816b829d7b369cc477bba53f77f9.webp?v=1780070033","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/elijah-of-buxton-scholastic-gold-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}