I love this book

I did not enjoy this book at all. Don't waste your time reading it.

I am a 17 year old academic student, and love reading. I would aim this book towards ages of 12 - 15. This piece of literature touches on some fairly deep structures, may not be the best for age of 10 or younger. As for over 15 it may be a little waste of your time, find something deeper for you to read. Although i am a academic student, and i love reading, so if you are not a heavy reader and your 16, 17 i would consider reading it then. But beware, if you look at this book on a certain angle, it can be very touching and emotional.

We read it aloud, and all really liked some of Elijah's quite funny phrases and ways of seeing things. It was a good way to talk about the Underground Railroad, and how buying a slave's freedom was not always the end of the story. Good discussion of growing up, exploration of the border between brave and reckless, of trying to live up to parent's expectations, and of being true to values even when pushing the boundaries of the actual rules

i think that elijah of buxton is a pretty good book. this is coming from an 11 year old. i think that it is ok for children 8 and up. they need to know what slavery is to first read the book.all of the students i know that read this book think its pretty good too. But dont give up on the book. i know the begining of the book is boring but it really takes off at the end. So read it!

I'm reading it for this thing we're doing in fourth grade. I can't really understand what it's saying, but it's a great book!

I am reading this book to my class. They have loved this more than any book I have read so far. Christopher Paul Curtis is a master of children's literature.