Elijah of Buxton

Have you ever thought about life in the 1800's? In the small, quaint, town of Buxton, Canada Elijah Freeman takes the 1800's ti a whole new level. Elijah is a fragile 11 year old boy who has many hidden talents. The so called "Preacher" tells him that there is such thing as a hoop snake. The Preacher also tells Elijah that if the hoop snake bites you you will explode after a handful of agony.
This book is amazing but it has some language that is hard to identify because of the charecters' southern accents and lack of education. This book taught us about the horrible conditions of slavery in the 1800's. It has also taught us about cival rights. i definitly recomend this book to any high level reader in 5th to 8th grade. This book is great and it has only just started!