Elijah of Buxton
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Elijah has to go find this former slave that stole a friends money who was planning on buying his family back out of slavery. What happens along the way is terrifying to even think about, friends getting shot, dying, and freeing slaves.
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Started out slowly, but built to a powerful and emotional ending. Not sure I would have liked this as much reading instead of listening. Narrator did a good job of making Elijah less annoying than his character traits and more relatable
I was told at TLA that Christopher Paul Curtis said this is his favorite book. For a person who loved Bud Not Buddy like me, I couldn't see how this could be. Having read Elijah, I would say I still like Bud Not Buddy a little more, but this is a worthy sibling.
Elijah is the first child born free in Canada to former American slaves. Buxton is a real town in Canada that was founded by a Presbyterian minister in the 1800's as a refuge for American slaves and as a place to make a brand new, wonderful start.
This was a novel of great hope and terrible sadness. One of the last big scenes in the book, the scene that takes place in the barn, is a scene of heart-wrenching sadness and yet beautiful hopefulness. Newbery Honor.
