In 1860, 11-year-old Elijah is a first-generation freeborn child in Buxton, a Canadian haven for runaway slaves. Ignorant of what his parents went through, he learns the truth when he trails a thief to Detroit and meets a group of capturedrunaway slaves. Now he knows the horrors of the life his parents have fled. Newbery Honor Book, 2008, an American Library Association Children's Notable book, and Booklist's editor's choice for youth fiction. "A fine balance between high literary quality and expert perfomance... audio narration at its finest."—Booklist