Elijah of Buxton is a 2007 novel by Christopher Paul Curtis. It is his fourth book and was awarded the 2008 Coretta Scott King Award, the 2008 Newbery Honor, the 2008 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, and the 2008 Book of the Year for Children Award of the Canadian Library Association.
Eleven-year-old Elijah is the first child born into freedom in Buxton, Canada West (now Ontario), 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 first-hand 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.
Master storyteller Christopher Paul Curtis has an incredible way of putting the reader right into the heart of the action and lends his trademark humour and vibrant narrative style to the gripping tale of eleven-year-old Elijah.
Exciting, yet evocative, heart-wrenching, yet hilarious, Elijah of Buxton is Christopher Paul Curtis at his very best - and it's an unforgettable testament to the power of hope and joy.
There are only complete summaries, about the entire book. There are no chapter by chapter summaries yet available but there are a number of sources online where you can have the opportunity to view synopses, passages, excerpts and debates about the book.
Eleven-year-old Elijah is the first child born into freedom in Buxton, Canada West (now Ontario), 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 first-hand 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.
Master storyteller Christopher Paul Curtis has an incredible way of putting the reader right into the heart of the action and lends his trademark humour and vibrant narrative style to the gripping tale of eleven-year-old Elijah.
Exciting, yet evocative, heart-wrenching, yet hilarious, Elijah of Buxton is Christopher Paul Curtis at his very best - and it's an unforgettable testament to the power of hope and joy.
There are only complete summaries, about the entire book. There are no chapter by chapter summaries yet available but there are a number of sources online where you can have the opportunity to view synopses, passages, excerpts and debates about the book.
