Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis
This is a great book to introduce the students to slavery in the social studies classroom. The book is about a 13 year old boy that is the first child “born free” to former slaves in the town of Buxton. Elijah does not know what it means to be a slave but ends up learning after he travels into America to help Leory get back the money that was stolen from him to free his family. He has to grow up and mature so that he can make it back to his home where he is truly able to be a free man. You begin to feel what Elijah goes through and experience the journey as if you were right beside him. This book will have you laughing and crying alongside Elijah.
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