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Barbara Smucker
AuthorBooks · Second hand1915-2003
Barbara Claassen Smucker was an American writer, primarily of children's fiction, who lived in Canada from 1969 to 1993. She is the author of twelve books, including Underground to Canada (1977) which is still widely studied in Canadian schools and Days of Terror (1979) which won the Canada Council Children's Literature Prize. In 1988, she received the Vicky Metcalf Award for a distinguished body of writing.
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About Barbara Smucker
Birth
1915
Death
2003
Barbara Claassen Smucker was an American writer, primarily of children's fiction, who lived in Canada from 1969 to 1993. She is the author of twelve books, including Underground to Canada (1977) which is still widely studied in Canadian schools and Days of Terror (1979) which won the Canada Council Children's Literature Prize. In 1988, she received the Vicky Metcalf Award for a distinguished body of writing.
Barbara Smucker was born in Newton and dedicated her life to children's and young adult literature.
Her most notable work, Runaway to Freedom, explores the history of the Underground Railroad.
Throughout her career, she wrote a total of 16 books focusing on historical and social themes.
Before becoming a novelist, she worked as a librarian and a journalist.
Her stories sensitively explore the struggle for freedom and the lives of fugitive slaves.
