Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge: George and Martha Washington's Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run Away; Young Readers Edition by Dunbar, Erica Armstrong

Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge: George and Martha Washington's Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run Away; Young Readers Edition (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781534416178)

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Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge: George and Martha Washington's Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run Away; Young Readers Edition by Dunbar, Erica Armstrong

Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge: George and Martha Washington's Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run Away; Young Readers Edition

$19.99
Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge: George and Martha Washington's Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run Away; Young Readers Edition by Dunbar, Erica Armstrong

Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge: George and Martha Washington's Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run Away; Young Readers Edition

$19.99
Format: Hardcover
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"A brilliant work of US history." --School Library Journal (starred review)
"Gripping." --BCCB (starred review)
"Accessible...Necessary." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
A School Library Journal Best Nonfiction Book of 2019

A National Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction, Never Caught is the eye-opening narrative of Ona Judge, George and Martha Washington's runaway slave, who risked everything for a better life--now available as a young reader's edition

In this incredible narrative, Erica Armstrong Dunbar reveals a fascinating and heartbreaking behind-the-scenes look at the Washingtons when they were the First Family--and an in-depth look at their slave, Ona Judge, who dared to escape from one of the nation's Founding Fathers.

Born into a life of slavery, Ona Judge eventually grew up to be George and Martha Washington's "favored" dower slave. When she was told that she was going to be given as a wedding gift to Martha Washington's granddaughter, Ona made the bold and brave decision to flee to the north, where she would be a fugitive.

From her childhood, to her time with the Washingtons and living in the slave quarters, to her escape to New Hampshire, Erica Armstrong Dunbar, along with Kathleen Van Cleve, shares an intimate glimpse into the life of a little-known, but powerful figure in history, and her brave journey as she fled the most powerful couple in the country.

Author: Erica Armstrong Dunbar, Kathleen Van Cleve
ISBN-10: 153441617X
ISBN-13: 9781534416178
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
Language: English
Published: 01/08/2019
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.60w x 0.90d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.9
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Middle Grade
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Review Citation(s):
Shelf Awareness 01/25/2019
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2018 pg. 129
School Library Journal 12/21/2018 pg. 75
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2019 - Book Of Special Distinction
By Erica Armstrong Dunbar
By Erica Armstrong Dunbar
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Erica Armstrong Dunbar is the Charles and Mary Beard Professor of History at Rutgers University. Her first book, A Fragile Freedom: African American Women and Emancipation in the Antebellum City, was published by Yale University Press in 2008. Her second book, Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge was a 2017 finalist for the National Book Award in nonfiction and a winner of the 2018 Frederick Douglass Book Award. She is also the author of She Came to Slay, an illustrated tribute to Harriet Tubman, and Susie King Taylor and is the co-executive producer of the HBO series The Gilded Age.

Kathleen Van Cleve teaches creative writing and film at the University of Pennsylvania. She has written three books, including the award-winning middle grade novel Drizzle and lives in Philadelphia with her husband and sons.

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