{"product_id":"runaway-the-daring-escape-of-ona-judge-9780374307042","title":"Runaway: The Daring Escape of Ona Judge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRunaway\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful, lyrical OwnVoices picture book about the enslavement of Ona Judge 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 biography follows her childhood and adolescence until she decides to run away. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book doesn't shy away from the horrors of slavery, nor the complex role of house servants. Author Ray Anthony Shepard implicates the reader in Ona's decision to emancipate herself by using a rhetorical refrain, \"Why you run, Ona Judge?\" This haunting meditation welcomes meaningful and necessary conversation among readers. Illustrator Keith Mallett's rich paintings include fabric collage and add further feeling and majesty to Ona's daring escape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374307042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.20h x 8.70w x 0.50d","brand":"Ray Anthony Shepard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38027105763509,"sku":"9780374307042","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_76485561-6277-4d47-8a69-d1f974a2a75c.jpg?v=1609192138","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/runaway-the-daring-escape-of-ona-judge-9780374307042","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}