{"product_id":"runaway-ray-anthony-shepard-9780374307042","title":"Runaway: The Daring Escape of Ona Judge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful poem about Ona Judge's life and her self-emancipation from George Washington's household.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOna Judge was enslaved by the Washingtons, and served the President's wife, Martha. Ona was widely known for her excellent skills as a seamstress, and was raised alongside Washington's grandchildren. Indeed, she was frequently mistaken for his granddaughter. This poetic biography follows her childhood and adolescence until she decides to run away. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAuthor Ray Anthony Shepard welcomes meaningful and necessary conversation among young readers about the horrors of slavery and the experience of house servants through call-and-response style lines. Illustrator Keith Mallett's rich paintings include fabric collage and add further feeling and majesty to Ona's daring escape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith extensive backmatter, this poem may serve as a new introduction to American slavery and Ona Judge's legacy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ray Anthony Shepard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374307040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374307042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.20h x 8.70w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e514465 \/ Runaway: The Daring Escape of Ona Judge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2020 pg. 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/07\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2021 pg. 127","brand":"Ray Anthony Shepard","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44051153125631,"sku":"9780374307042","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9b364d6c-fa4e-4527-a3a3-30068e479bde.jpg?v=1685011405","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/runaway-ray-anthony-shepard-9780374307042","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}