![]() ![]() This book is similar to Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred Taylor. 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 home. 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. He's best known in his hometown as the boy who made a memorable impression on Frederick Douglass. ![]() Overall, this is a good book, but it has some things that I don't really like.Įleven-year-old Elijah is the first child born into freedom in Buxton, Canada, a settlement of runaway slaves just above the border from Detroit. This book, Elijah of Buxton, is about a free slave settlement and a boy who tries to help his friend's family. Those are the words of a free former slave in Buxton, Canada. ![]() “I'm-a find Zephariah and shoot him down for stealing my dreams of getting my family back. ![]()
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