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.Available for purchase at:Amazon - Audiobook (CD format)Barnes & Noble - Audiobook (CD format)Books A Million - Audiobook (CD format)IndieBound - Audiobook (CD format)Powell's - Audiobook (CD format)Walmart - Audiobook (CD format)Apple - Audiobook (Downloadable format)Audible - Audiobook (Downloadable format)audiobooks. The book won critical praise and was a Newbery Honor book. The first child born into freedom in Buxton, Canada, a settlement of runaway slaves just over the border from Detroit, Elijah is best known in his hometown as the boy who threw up on Frederick. Elijah of Buxton is a childrens novel written by Christopher Paul Curtis and published in 2007. 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. 'Master storyteller Christopher Paul Curtis lends his trademark humor and vibrant narrative style to the gripping tale of eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman. He’s best known in his hometown as the boy who made a memorable impression on Frederick Douglass. 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.
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