Students will feel empathy for Elijah as he realizes that he isn?t the brightest bulb in Mr. Young readers will laugh out loud as they accompany Elijah on hilarious adventures with Hoopsnakes, Moth Lions, and Chunking Stones. His only knowledge of slavery is obtained through secondhand accounts painfully recounted by residents of Buxton. As the first child born free to parents who were former slaves, Elijah is sheltered from the harsh realities of slavery. Like many contemporary children, Elijah enjoys a life of freedom characterized by normal childhood activities. Eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman takes readers on a journey to the final destination of the Underground Railroad, the Canadian settlement of Buxton. Like his previous books, Bud, Not Buddy and The Watson?s go to Birmingham ? 1963, Elijah of Buxton depicts the struggle of a young boy to understand and overcome the atrocities of racial injustice. Christopher Paul Curtis has created another masterpiece in the realm of children?s literature with his new novel, Elijah of Buxton.
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