--- product_id: 1543242 title: "Elijah of Buxton (Scholastic Gold)" price: "78.81 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/1543242-elijah-of-buxton-scholastic-gold store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Elijah of Buxton (Scholastic Gold) **Price:** 78.81 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Elijah of Buxton (Scholastic Gold) - **How much does it cost?** 78.81 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/1543242-elijah-of-buxton-scholastic-gold) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Master storyteller Christopher Paul Curtis's Newbery Honor novel, featuring his trademark humor and unique narrative voice, is now part of the Scholastic Gold line! Elijah of Buxton , recipient of the Newbery Honor and winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. This edition includes exclusive bonus content! Eleven-year-old Elijah lives in Buxton, Canada, a settlement of runaway slaves near the American border. Elijah's the first child in town to be born free, and he ought to be famous just for that -- not to mention for being the best at chunking rocks and catching fish. Unfortunately, all that most people see is a "fra-gile" boy who's scared of snakes and tends to talk too much. But everything changes when a former slave steals money from Elijah's friend, who has been saving to buy his family out of captivity in the South. Now it's up to Elijah to track down the thief -- and his dangerous journey just might make a hero out of him, if only he can find the courage to get back home. Review: A book to read over and over and over. - This is a book everyone should read. Normally I don't enjoy books that other people say, "You *should* read." I did learn a lot from this book, but I also enjoyed it immensely. I think it would be very difficult NOT to like Elijah. He is a very complex young man, living what seems to be a very simple life. The dialect is sometimes a bit difficult to understand. I think I would have enjoyed it even more if I had listened to someone read the first few chapters, but eventually I was able to "hear" the dialect in my head. School, riding an old mule vs. horse, fishing, parents -- it all seems normal until suddenly it doesn't. The "normal" to "oh!" can happen in a paragraph, sometimes in a single sentence. It's a book that kept me doing some mental gymnastics. It didn't just hold my interest - it kept me fascinated. In places it shocked me. In places I cried. And then I got to that amazing final chapter... It's been weeks since I first read this book (I've reread it twice) and I still don't know exactly what I'm feeling throughout that final chapter. I feel sick. I feel proud. I'm horrified. And elated. I put the book down and try to think, but I'm feeling too much to think. I've learned a lot from Elijah of Buxton. And I'm still learning. Review: Well-deserved Newbery honor - Buxton is a community just north of the Canadian border to which escaped slaves could flee for freedom. Elijah's parents were two such slaves, but Elijah himself was the first free child born in the community. Here he is a pre-teen, working alongside an adult, attending school and Sunday school, and engaging in mischief appropriate for his age and the time. As a character, he is easy to relate to and care for. His unique rock-throwing, chunking, skill plays interesting and sometimes humorous roles in the story. His basic good nature and sensibilities merge gracefully with his "fra-gile" side. The opening funny chapters draw the reader in well, but the characters and events keep one firmly with Elijah. A very appropriate book for an intermediate-grades reader, especially one studying U.S. history, a lone reservation is that, because the speaking is dialectically true, there are times when the speech or era-appropriate words may be unclear to a young reader ("I'm-a" or "our'n" for example or "spectacles" or "brogans"). Those moments are largely addressed if a reader's context-decoding skills are strong. In that case, I recommend this without reservation as a book to both learn from and enjoy greatly. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #84,794 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #38 in Children's 1800s American Historical Fiction #92 in Children's Books on Prejudice & Racism #2,870 in Children's Action & Adventure Books (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 775 Reviews | ## Images ![Elijah of Buxton (Scholastic Gold) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/913fw41QixL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A book to read over and over and over. *by M***G on August 23, 2015* This is a book everyone should read. Normally I don't enjoy books that other people say, "You *should* read." I did learn a lot from this book, but I also enjoyed it immensely. I think it would be very difficult NOT to like Elijah. He is a very complex young man, living what seems to be a very simple life. The dialect is sometimes a bit difficult to understand. I think I would have enjoyed it even more if I had listened to someone read the first few chapters, but eventually I was able to "hear" the dialect in my head. School, riding an old mule vs. horse, fishing, parents -- it all seems normal until suddenly it doesn't. The "normal" to "oh!" can happen in a paragraph, sometimes in a single sentence. It's a book that kept me doing some mental gymnastics. It didn't just hold my interest - it kept me fascinated. In places it shocked me. In places I cried. And then I got to that amazing final chapter... It's been weeks since I first read this book (I've reread it twice) and I still don't know exactly what I'm feeling throughout that final chapter. I feel sick. I feel proud. I'm horrified. And elated. I put the book down and try to think, but I'm feeling too much to think. I've learned a lot from Elijah of Buxton. And I'm still learning. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Well-deserved Newbery honor *by S***N on June 15, 2009* Buxton is a community just north of the Canadian border to which escaped slaves could flee for freedom. Elijah's parents were two such slaves, but Elijah himself was the first free child born in the community. Here he is a pre-teen, working alongside an adult, attending school and Sunday school, and engaging in mischief appropriate for his age and the time. As a character, he is easy to relate to and care for. His unique rock-throwing, chunking, skill plays interesting and sometimes humorous roles in the story. His basic good nature and sensibilities merge gracefully with his "fra-gile" side. The opening funny chapters draw the reader in well, but the characters and events keep one firmly with Elijah. A very appropriate book for an intermediate-grades reader, especially one studying U.S. history, a lone reservation is that, because the speaking is dialectically true, there are times when the speech or era-appropriate words may be unclear to a young reader ("I'm-a" or "our'n" for example or "spectacles" or "brogans"). Those moments are largely addressed if a reader's context-decoding skills are strong. In that case, I recommend this without reservation as a book to both learn from and enjoy greatly. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Elijah is the first child born free in the Buxton Settlement of Ontario, Canada. *by R***N on July 15, 2018* Elijah of Buxton was a wonderful book. It was full of information about slavery, those who escaped from slavery, and the new settlement in Canada. One thing that struck me was that some of the anecdotes about particular people were a little bit heavy and could be difficult to read, particularly for children. But, there was also so much humor in the book, as well. One theme is that Elijah is referred to as a 'fragile' child. But, by the end of the story, you see that he has accomplished things that many adults would not have been able to accomplish. Parts of the story were sad, such as when Mr. Leroy basically dies of a broken heart. I knew that slaves had escaped into Canada, but I never knew anything about Buxton. Because my dad is from Ontario and most of my family lives in that province, there was a sense of pride in Canada being their 'promised land.' I look forward to reading more books from Mr. Curtis. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/1543242-elijah-of-buxton-scholastic-gold](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/1543242-elijah-of-buxton-scholastic-gold) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-06-02*