Elijah of Buxton

Elijah of Buxton
AuthorChristopher Paul Curtis
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical fiction
Published2007, Scholastic
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages341
Awards2008 Coretta Scott King Author Award
Newbery Honor
ISBN0-439-02344-0
OCLC86090238
LC ClassPZ7.C94137 El 2007
Followed byThe Madman of Piney Woods 

Elijah of Buxton is a 2007 children's novel by Christopher Paul Curtis. The book won critical praise and was a Newbery Honor book and the winner of the Coretta Scott King Award. It also was a children's book bestseller.