elijah of buxton by christopher paul curtis

Master storyteller Christopher Paul Curtis lends his trademark humour and vibrant narrative style to the gripping tale of eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman. Commended, Resource Links, Best of the Year, 2007.Commended, Book Links Lasting Connections, 2007.Commended, Booklist Editors' Choices, 2007.Commended, Chicago Public Library - Children's Books for Year-Round Gift Giving, 2007.Commended, New York Public Library 100 Best Books for Reading and Sharing, 2007.Commended, White Ravens Selection (International Youth Library), 2008.Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2008.

Commended, Notable Books for a Global Society, International Reading Association (IRA), 2008.Commended, Todayâs Parent, 100 BEST Canadian kidsâ books of all time, 2015.Short-listed, IODE Canada Violet Downey Award, 2007.Short-listed, Governor General's Award for Children's Literature - Text, 2007.Short-listed, Governor General's Award for Young People's Literature - Text, 2007.Short-listed, Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award, 2007.Short-listed, Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award, 2008.Short-listed, Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award, 2009.Short-listed, OLA Red Maple Award, Fiction, 2009.

Short-listed, Rocky Mountain Book Award (Alberta Children's Choice), 2009.

Short-listed, Red Cedar Award (BC Young Readers' Choice), 2010.

Winner, Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People, 2008.

Winner, Coretta Scott King Award (Author), 2008.

Winner, Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children, 2008.

Winner, Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, 2008.

Winner, TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, 2008.

Elijah of buxton by christopher paul curtis