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Elijah of Buxton
Now, Who IS Elijah?
Elijah is a young boy who is seen as
"fra-gile," is afraid of snakes and good
at throwing rocks. When Mr. Leroy is
robbed of his money that was to be
used to buy his family out of slavery,
Elijah is pulled into a big adventure
away from Canada to the U.S.
The Adventure
When he is found, he is already dead.
Elijah finds, instead of the Preacher,
slaves. The slave woman asks him to
take her baby so it doesn't have to
suffer. He then takes it home.
Sources
http://inkweaver-review.blogspot.com/2009/
08/elijah-of-buxton-by-christopher-paul.html
The book itself
Slangs and
Canadian Words
Doggone it all, haint (evil spirit)
blang it all, God Almighty!
Elijah of Buxton
What is a haint?
A haint is an evil spirit, or a demon.
It is mentioned many times in the
book and is said with great fear,
and any reactions to a haint in
the book are terrified.
by Christopher
Paul Curtis
Mr. Leroy
Mr. Leroy is a strong man who
dies when trying to get his money
from the Preacher. He tells Elijah
to shoot the Preacher to get the
money back.
The Adventure
A man named "The Preacher" stole
Mr. Leroy's money, so Elijah is pulled
into a crazy adventure full of murder,
slaves, babies, and dogs. When Mr.
Leroy dies, Elijah is told by him to kill
The Preacher.
cont.