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Author: Christopher Paul Curtis
Description: This story is based on an 11 year old boy named Elijah. He was the first freeborn child in Buxton in Canada. This is where escaped slaves run to when trying to be free from the South. He is considered a fragile boy and is trying to prove himself in this grown up world. A man ends up taking advantage of Elijah's desire to be looked at as grown. This is where Elijah's adventures begin and where he has to

Published in 2007, Elijah is a non-fiction story about a young boy who is the first born free child in Buxton, Canada. Money was stolen from his friend and he goes on a quest to find the thief. I would recommend this story for my students to read because it is a fictional story that includes pieces of history that the students will enjoy. This story won the Scott O'Dell award along with many other awards.

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4⭐ Bud, not Buddy 1936
I love a good orphan hero! Bud made me laugh, and that's saying something for me.

4⭐ Elijah of Buxton 1859
For the first half of the book I felt like I was waiting for something to happen. It was worth the wait! I did not expect that ending at all.

What an awesome book this is! Christopher Paul Curtis has a knack for capturing the in-between innocence mixed with growing understanding of the 11-13 age range. In many children's books, the things that the child characters imagine are always worse than reality, but Curtis's characters don't have this comfort. They have the joys and laughter of childhood, but their challenges are serious, not contrived by adults to educate, but actual and real.

Part 1 of today‘s #bookhaul is courtesy of library discards - two featuring fierce females that the kiddo immediately grabbed, two classics, and what seems to be a sort of picture book composer bio. All for free! What kind of person would I be to just leave them there?

This Coretta Scott King & Scott O'Dell award-winning novel will have you in tears. It's about Elijah, the first born into freedom as learns the true meaning of that freedom. It's a must-read! I would use it as a LC. UDL & EL strategy is facilitate managing information and resources (6.3) & 48. Use group assignments, portfolios, learning journals and non-print options as alternative assessment. #UCFLAE3414SP20

Based on a real Canadian settlement inhabited by runaway slaves from the states. Curtis writes in a dialect that takes some getting used to, but the descriptions are vivid. Elijah, who was born free (and is a child) is often naive about the realities of slavery. He gets a lot of guidance from the adults in the community. Curtis uses this to explain some big ideas in ways kids can understand. Starts slow, but kicks way up at the end.

This HF story is both a Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Award book and would be perfect for SR or IR in 5th grade classrooms. A story of an 11 year old boy, who‘s the first free born child in a Canadian settlement facing bravery, adventure, and heroism. #UCFLAE3414SP20

Elijah of Buxton is deserving of award and is my favorite of Christopher Paul Curtis‘s historical middle grade fiction.
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his sermons go on so long that some of the time you feel like begging, “Take me now, Jesus,“ 'bout halfway through 'em.

This historical fiction book is an amazing book that reflects the spirts and political views of the 1890's in a runaway slave camp in Canada. The dialogue conveys the feeling of the period as well as reflects who the characters are.

I like this book and I have read it before. I believe I would use this as a suggestion for old students to read and maybe make a lesson out of it, just not with little ones.

winner of the Scott O'Dell and CSK awards, this work of HF follows young Elijah, who was born in Buxton, Canada, a community of runaway slaves, as he learns what freedom really is when he witnesses the hardships of slavery and bravery carries a baby to freedom. This Novel would be a great book for a LC. An ESOL strategy that could be used is #16 inorder to ensure comprehension.

Everything by Christopher Paul Curtis is excellent but this story of a town in #Canada created by runaway slaves is my favorite.

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#BookHaul Post 2!!

Bad News: One of my favorite used book stores is closing at the end of the month. 😫😫😫

Good News: Everything is 60% off and I had a $67 book credit. We came home with 42 books. 🎉🎉 A bunch of the kids books are going to be donated to a nearby Title 1 school.

This book is a HF, Scott O‘Dell award winner, and can be used in the classroom as a LC, S, IR, or GR. #UCFLAE3414SP18
This story follows an 11 year old boy born into freedom from Buxton, Canada. In this story Elijah embarks on a journey to America in pursuit of the thief that stole his friends money and along the way he discovers the atrocities his parents experienced as slaves.

You can‘t go wrong with CPC. A tale based on a real town of runaway slaves in Canada. 80% of it was great, 20% was too much for my sensitive kiddo. Although the realities of slave life was gentled for young readers, it was still real. I‘d recommend for middle school on up. If you live near Buxton, Ontario, go visit! The real town is on my field trip must list now!

As delightful as I've come to expect from Christopher Paul Curtis. The narrator does a phenomenal oily preacher's voice. First time I've listened him, I will look for him in the future.

I didn't quite do this book justice, because I listened to the audiobook and can never seem to devote as much concentration to books in that format. Also, the blurb was misleading. It implied one plot was the main storyline when in fact that didn't start until past halfway through the book. It's actually episodic. But this was a beautifully done book, both the writing and audiobook narration. Heartbreaking, funny, and real. #WeNeedDiverseBooks

Christopher Paul Curtis' HF book "Elijah of Buxton" follows a young boy who lives in a refugee camp for African-American slaves who escaped slavery. It is a Newbery Honor, Coretta Scott King Award, and Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction Winner. Highly recommend for intermediate students as it deals with issues such as slavery and what it means to be free. #ucflae3414