Underground to canada by barbara smucker goodreads. A bit less rapeie than underground, but just a terrifying. Library, where she noticed there were few good books for children on the history of. All about underground to canada by barbara smucker. She won multiple awards for her work, including the vicky metcalf award, the canada council childrens literature prize, and. The book also contains information on the author, a list of the main people involved in the underground railroad, things to do and things to think about. After the civil war, still published the secret notes hed kept in diaries during those years, and his book is a source of many historical details. After the civil war, still published the secret notes hed kept in diaries during those years, and his book is a source of many historical details of the workings of the underground railroad. A story of the underground railway smucker, barbara on. Another thing that is highlighted in this novel is how dark and light skinned helped together to form the underground railroad. It was first published in canada in 1977 and published in the united states the following year as runaway to freedom.
The story follows two slaves on their journey to find liberation from slavery via the underground railway to canada. Black slaves who followed the underground railroad to freedom in canada. Throughout her career, she was profoundly affected by civil rights issues, which informed works such as days of terror, white mist, and underground to canada. We learned quite a bit about the underground railroad. But the slave catchers and their dogs will soon be after them. Taken away from her mother by a ruthless slave trader, all julilly has left is the dream of freedom. So when workers from the underground railroad offer to help the two girls escape, they are ready. Every day that she spends huddled in the slave traders wagon. Underground to canada by barbara smucker penguin random. A book the is similar to underground railroad, which is popular at the moment and on oprahs list. Reading this book was an eye opener on something that was part of canadas history as well as the usa. Throughout her career, she was profoundly affected by civil rights issues, which. Two young slave girls escape from a plantation in mississippi and wind a hazardous route toward freedom in canada via the underground railroad. Underground to canada by barbara smucker librarything.
Underground to canada by smucker barbara 19991125 mass market paperback january 1, 1886 4. Underground to canada is an historical novel for young readers by barbara smucker. Barbara smucker was one of canadas bestknown and bestloved authors of fiction for children and young adults. Underground to canada smucker, barbara, hill, lawrence on. Barbara smuckers young adult novel tells the story of a slave girl who tries to escape to canada using the underground railroad. Underground to canada by barbara smucker 49th shelf.