Author(s): Christopher Paul Curtis,Mirron Willis
Format: CD-Audio
No. of Pages: 8
Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)
Language: English
Date Published: 2008-03-25
Dimensions: 127 x 152.4 x 30.48mm
Publication City/Country: New York, NY, United States
Edition: Unabridged
Illustrations:

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.