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Never Caught, the story of Ona Judge : George and Martha Washington's courageous slave who dared to run away / by Erica Armstrong Dunbar and Kathleen Van Cleve.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Aladdin, 2019Edition: Young readers edition; First Aladdin hardcover editionDescription: xviii, 252 pages : map, facsimiles ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Audience:
  • Age group: Children
  • Age group: Preteens
  • Educational level group: Fourth grade students
  • Educational level group: Fifth grade students
  • Educational level group: Sixth grade students
  • Educational level group: Seventh grade students
  • Educational level group: Eighth grade students
  • Educational level group: Middle school students
ISBN:
  • 9781534416178
  • 153441617X
  • 9781534416185
  • 1534416188
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 306.3/62092 B 23
LOC classification:
  • E444 .D86 2019
  • E444.D86 N48 2019
Other classification:
  • K837.128.9
Contents:
Prologue -- The escape -- America's daughter -- Mount Vernon -- The new country -- The list -- The first trip north -- A short stay in Philadelphia -- New York -- Surviving -- The President's house -- The Gradual Abolition Act -- A six-month clock -- A free black community -- Yellow fever -- A granddaughter's wish -- Expectations -- The planning -- The Nancy -- New Hampshire: live free or die! -- Elizabeth Langdon -- The lawbreaker -- The negotiator -- Mrs. Staines -- One last try -- Greenland -- The Washingtons -- The survivor -- Epilogue -- Ona Judge's interview with the Granite Freeman.
Awards:
  • A Junior Library Guild Selection.
Summary: "A National Book Award Finalist for Non-Fiction, Never Caught is the eye-opening narrative of Ona Judge, George and Martha Washington's runaway slave, who risked everything for freedom. Now in a Young Readers Edition"-- Provided by publisher.Summary: On Saturday, May 21, 1796, Ona Judge, a twenty-two-year-old slave of President George Washington and his wife, Martha, escaped the president's Philadelphia mansion and never looked back. Born into a life of slavery, Ona Judge grew up in the shadows, both at the Washingtons' residence and in the first few decades of our new country. But times were changing. Although George Washington held incredibly conflicted views on the institution of slavery, more and more citzens and political figures were becoming vocal opponents of slavery in the United States. After moving north with the Washingtons and interacting with Philadelphia's large free black community, Ona observed what freedom could be like. Martha Washington's decision to give Ona to her graddaughter as a wedding gift propelled Ona into action. She knew she had to leave, risking everything - including her life - if she wanted to live as a free person. In this Young Readers edition of the National book Award Finalist Never caught, authors Erica Armstrong Dunbar and Kathleen Van Cleve provide an intimate glimpse into the life of Ona Judge, from her childhood to her time with the Washingtons and living in the slave quarters to her ultimate escape to New Hampshire. Readers will learn more about this little-known but powerful figure in history and Ona's incredible journey to freedom. -- From dust jacket.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
BOOK BOOK Park Branch Youth Services KIDS' BIOGRAPHY Juvenile Nonfiction JBIO JUDGE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31624004336731
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"A National Book Award Finalist for Non-Fiction, Never Caught is the eye-opening narrative of Ona Judge, George and Martha Washington's runaway slave, who risked everything for freedom. Now in a Young Readers Edition"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-252).

Prologue -- The escape -- America's daughter -- Mount Vernon -- The new country -- The list -- The first trip north -- A short stay in Philadelphia -- New York -- Surviving -- The President's house -- The Gradual Abolition Act -- A six-month clock -- A free black community -- Yellow fever -- A granddaughter's wish -- Expectations -- The planning -- The Nancy -- New Hampshire: live free or die! -- Elizabeth Langdon -- The lawbreaker -- The negotiator -- Mrs. Staines -- One last try -- Greenland -- The Washingtons -- The survivor -- Epilogue -- Ona Judge's interview with the Granite Freeman.

On Saturday, May 21, 1796, Ona Judge, a twenty-two-year-old slave of President George Washington and his wife, Martha, escaped the president's Philadelphia mansion and never looked back. Born into a life of slavery, Ona Judge grew up in the shadows, both at the Washingtons' residence and in the first few decades of our new country. But times were changing. Although George Washington held incredibly conflicted views on the institution of slavery, more and more citzens and political figures were becoming vocal opponents of slavery in the United States. After moving north with the Washingtons and interacting with Philadelphia's large free black community, Ona observed what freedom could be like. Martha Washington's decision to give Ona to her graddaughter as a wedding gift propelled Ona into action. She knew she had to leave, risking everything - including her life - if she wanted to live as a free person. In this Young Readers edition of the National book Award Finalist Never caught, authors Erica Armstrong Dunbar and Kathleen Van Cleve provide an intimate glimpse into the life of Ona Judge, from her childhood to her time with the Washingtons and living in the slave quarters to her ultimate escape to New Hampshire. Readers will learn more about this little-known but powerful figure in history and Ona's incredible journey to freedom. -- From dust jacket.

Accelerated Reader MG 7.9 8.0.

Ages 9-13.

A Junior Library Guild Selection.

Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.9 8 500185.

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