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
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- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2019
Word Count 46,399
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1090L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 500185, 8 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- African American women
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Relations with slaves
- Slavery
- 18th century
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Washington, Martha
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 19th Century
- Judge, Oney--Juvenile literature
- Judge, Oney
- African American women--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Fugitive slaves--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Washington, George
- Biographies
- History
- Philadelphia
- Slavery--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--18th century--Juvenile literature
- United States
- Pennsylvania
- Washington, George, 1732-1799--Relations with slaves--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Washington, Martha, 1731-1802--Relations with slaves--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- Slaves--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Slaves
- Fugitive slaves
- Lists With This Book
- Black History Biographies
- American Revolution to New Nation
- WOW Nonfiction Adaptations
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Awards & Distinctions 4
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2020
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2020
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Biography Selection, 2019
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