A review by coleycole
Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis

4.0

With no plot to speak of for the first two-thirds of the book, it is a bit of a slow starter. Nonetheless, I enjoyed Curtis' extensive set-up of the town, a Canadian settlement of free slaves. It's an interesting world to explore -- the end notes about Buxton are pretty fascinating as well. I loved Elijah's voice, and his worry-wart tendencies. It's nice to meet a main-character who cries easily and isn't brave, though he eventually turns out to be. When the plot does finally emerge, it takes off at high speed.