Underground to Canada, by Barbara Smucker Lit Link Grades 4-6 Fiction_Gift_Guide A novel of breathtaking twists

A novel of breathtaking twists

Fox" barreled into her life with promises of unlimited funding

and effectively bypass anything—from simple locks and safe dials to deadlocks and vaults

the razor's edge between love and loyalty grows sharper than ever

Off to a rocky start

Underground to Canada, by Barbara Smucker Lit Link Grades 4-6 Fiction_Gift_Guide A novel of breathtaking twistsJulilly is a young girl and a slave. She lives on a cotton plantation in Virginia until she's sold and taken to Mississippi, where the food is scarce and the slave boss is very mean. She befriends Liza, a girl who is badly crippled from her beatings, and the two decide to escape to a country they've heard about where slaves are free: Canada. When a white man from Canada arrives and secretly gives them information about how to make the trip, the plan