Elijah of Buxton (Scholastic Gold)

von Christopher Paul Curtis

352 Seiten, Hardcover, ab 9 bis 12 Jahre

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Newbery Medalist and CSK Award winner Christopher Paul Curtis's debut middle-grade/young-YA novel for Scholastic features his trademark humor, compelling storytelling, and unique narrative voice.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.

• Themen: Kinder, Jugendliche und Bildung Romane, Erzählungen, Tatsachenberichte Action- und Abenteuergeschichten
• ISBN: 9780439023443
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.09.2007
• Größe: 214 x 154 mm
• Verlag: Scholastic Inc.
• Empf. Lesealter: ab 9 bis 12 Jahre