Underground To Canada
Barbara Smucker
Jun 2008 · Penguin Canada
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Taken away from her mother by a ruthless slave trader, all Julilly has left is the dream of freedom. Every day that she spends huddled in the slave trader’s wagon travelling south or working on the brutal new plantation, she thinks about the land where it is possible to be free, a land she and her friend Liza may reach someday. So when workers from the Underground Railroad offer to help the two girls escape, they are ready. But the slave catchers and their dogs will soon be after them…
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4.5
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Ella Evans
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14 February 2013
I love this book! Its about slavery. its sad, heart warming and happy. With the main character Julilly who is trying to escape from the US to the place that they call heaven (which is really Canada) great book five stars I am addicted to reading this book so I think you should try reading the sample and then by the book if you like it! BEST BOOK EVER!!!!
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Cynthia Quenneville
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30 April 2021
We read this book as a read aloud and both my daughters aged 9 and 10 loved it. The characters are inspiring and we love that there are a lot of factual historical references. Smuckers uses a lot of imagery that leave a lasting impression on kids. Great educational and inspiring read.
Melissa Newton
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6 March 2018
A tough book to read but written well and honest. I felt anxious for the main characters through the whole story.
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About the author
Barbara Smucker was born in a small prairie town in Kansas in 1915 and attended school there through university. Her careers have been numerous. They include newspaper reporter, high school teacher and librarian. She is the author of numerous award-winning novels, including Runaway to Freedom, Days of Terror and Incredible Jumbo. She lived for many years in Waterloo, Ontario, but currently resides in Ohio.
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