Eleven-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.
| ISBN: | 9780439023443 |
| Publication date: | 1st September 2007 |
| Author: | Christopher Paul Curtis |
| Publisher: | Scholastic Press |
| Format: | Other |
| Pagination: | 341 pages |
| Genres: |
Adventure Stories |