Runaway: The Daring Escape of Ona Judge
by Ray Anthony Shepard and Keith Mallett
In an unusual account of Ona Judge, who ran to escape enslavement in George Washington’s... read more
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2021
Word Count 572
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 514465, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- African American women--Biography--Juvenile literature
- African Americans--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Judge, Oney--Juvenile literature
- Fugitive slaves--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Slaves--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Washington, George, 1732-1799--Relations with slaves--Juvenile literature
- Racially mixed women--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Washington, Martha, 1731-1802--Relations with slaves--Juvenile literature
Our Original Resources 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 4
Author Interviews 4
Interview with Ray Anthony Shepard
Created by Chronicle 5 WCVB
2022 Jane Addams Children's Book Awards Honor Acceptence Speech given by Ray Anthony Shepard
Created by Jane Addams Peace Association's Children's Book Award
Interview with Ray Anthony Shepard
Created by NET Nebraska
Interview with Ray Anthony Shepard
Created by Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Educator's Guide from Ray Anthony Shepard
Created by Ray Anthony Shepard
Awards & Distinctions 5
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2022
Biography Selection, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Biography Selection, 2022
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