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Edition 15 (1979) Winner
Barbara Smucker
バーバラ・スムッカー
Bābara Sumakkā
Aliases:
Barbara Claassen Smucker / Barbara Claassen
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1915-09-01 （Newton, Kansas, U.S.）
- Died
- 2003-07-29 （Bluffton, Ohio, U.S.） age 87
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Mennonite
- Residence History
- Newton, Kansas, U.S. → Kitchener and Waterloo, Ontario, Canada → Bluffton, Ohio, U.S.
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Journalist, Librarian, Teacher
- Active Years
- 1936-2003
- Affiliations
- Kitchener Public Library, Renison College
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel College | — | — | — | 1年間 | United States |
| Kansas State University | — | Journalism | 学士（ジャーナリズム） | — | United States |
Bethel College
Period:
1年間
Country:
United States
Attended for one year
Kansas State University
Journalism
Degree:
学士（ジャーナリズム）
Year of Graduation:
1936
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Canada Council Children's Literature Prize | Days of Terror | — | Canada Council | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Vicky Metcalf Award | Body of work | — | Canadian Authors Association | 受賞 |
Canada Council Children's Literature Prize
1979
Work:
Days of Terror
Organization:
Canada Council
Result:
受賞
Vicky Metcalf Award
1988
Work:
Body of work
Organization:
Canadian Authors Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Underground to Canada
1977 Children's historical fictionStory of a slave girl escaping to Canada via the Underground Railroad.
SlaveryUnderground RailroadFreedomCanada
Translations
- Runaway to Freedom (US edition)
Days of Terror
1979 Children's literatureStory of a Mennonite family taken hostage by terrorists in Russia.
MennonitesTerrorFaith
Henry's Red Sea
1955 Children's literatureWigwam in the City
1966 Children's literatureBibliography
- Henry's Red Sea
- Cherokee Run
- Wigwam in the City
- Underground to Canada
- Days of Terror
- Amish Adventure
- CMBC Junior Boys Rescue Team
- White Mist
- Jacob's Little Giant
- Incredible Jumbo
- Selina and the Bear Paw Quilt
- Selina and the Shoo-fly Pie
- Garth and the Mermaid
Translations of Works
- Runaway to Freedom (US version of Underground to Canada)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Children's historical fictionAccessible narrative style
- Recurring Motifs
- Mennonite cultureAmish themesImmigration and freedomFaith
Legacy
American writer of children's fiction who lived in Canada from 1969-1993. Author of Underground to Canada, widely studied in Canadian schools, and winner of the Vicky Metcalf Award.