Underground to Canada by Barbara Smucker

Underground to Canada

Barbara Smucker

144 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)

fiction historical young adult emotional medium-paced
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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 ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 268 reviews

Moods

informative 75%
dark 62%
hopeful 62%
adventurous 50%
challenging 50%
emotional 50%
sad 50%
inspiring 37%
reflective 37%
tense 37%

Pace

medium 50%
fast 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 44% | A mix: 44% | Plot: 11%

Strong character development?

Yes: 75% | No: 12% | N/A: 12%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 55% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 22%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 75% | It's complicated: 25%

Average rating

3.77

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