ELIJAH OF BUXTON by Christopher Paul Curtis Addresses Slavery through Fiction for Young Adults

www.movingstories.tv -- A tall and jocular gent, author Christopher Paul Curtis uses brings his charm and magnanimity to ELIJAH OF BUXTON, an young adult novel that sees the very first child born of runaway slaves in Buxton Canada, 1850-ish, take on an arduous and wrenching journey back into the milieu of America's south. It is a mark of his sensitivity and humour that he has you laughing in the first chapter, then crying just as easily a chapter later as he weaves the fictional tale through the harsh reality of the times. Curtis is a master storyteller, and like those of his ilk, leaves one with hope as well as insight into the world he crafts. For more about this book and others by Newbery Award Winner Christopher Paul Curtis, visit http://www.Teachingbooks.net.

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