Underground to Canada

This review is written by Amina in grade 6:

Do you like books about slavery? If you do, Underground to Canada by Barbara Smucker is a book for you. Many characters in this book are based on real people! For instance Levi Coffin and his wife Cathrine helped more than 3,000 slaves escape to Canada, and Mr. Alexander Ross helped more than 31 or more slaves escape to Canada in about 5 years.

Underground to Canada is a story about a young girl, who is taken away from her mother by a ruthless slave trader. All she has left is the dream of freedom. She meets a girl named Liza. When workers from the underground railway offer to help them, they are ready. But the slave catchers and their dogs will soon be after them. Will they ever reach Canada?

Barbara Smucker makes the reader turn each page of this wonderful book, for example: A little of the fear and ache lifted from Julilly she began repeating the words that the slave owner had used Quaker Abolitionist, free n---- boy and found herself wondering if the words might have anything to do with Canada.

Will she ever get to Canada? Or will she find herself picking cotton with whip slashing down her back if you want to find out I recommend this book I recommend this book to you!

Miss Harold's Notes:Here is a link for more information on the Underground Railway, and one man's walking journey done last year