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New York : Listening Library, 2008. |
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9780739364161 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book) 0739364162 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book) |
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Downloadable audiobooks.
Liberty -- Juvenile fiction.
Slavery -- Juvenile fiction.
Blacks -- Canada -- Juvenile fiction.
North Buxton (Ont.) -- Juvenile fiction.
Canada -- Juvenile fiction.
Audiobooks.
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Downloadable audio file. Title from: Title details screen. Unabridged. Duration: 8:58:28. Read by Mirron Willis. Requires OverDrive Media Console (file size: 128972 KB) Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Newbery Medalist Christopher Paul Curtis provides a child's perspective on the horrors of slavery and the importance of freedom. 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. Bonus Feature: Christopher Paul Curtis reads the author's note. |
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