Oney Judge: Escape from Slavery and the President's House
President George Washington and his wife enslaved more than 150 people in the mid-1700s. In 1796, one of their slaves escaped. Her name was Oney "Ona" Judge. Oney Judge: Escape from Slavery and the President's House explores her story and her legacy. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
| Interest Level | Grade 4 - Grade 8 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 4 |
| BISACS | JNF007110, JNF053140, JNF052040 |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Subject | History, Social Studies |
| Copyright | 2019 |
| Division | Abdo Publishing |
| Imprint | Core Library |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 48 |
| Season | 2018-12-15 |
| ISBN | 9781532117732, 9781532170591 |
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| Title Format | Reinforced Library Bound Hardcovers, Anywhere eBooks |
| Dewey | 306.362092 |
| Graphics | Full-color photographs, Historical photographs |
| Dimensions | 7.25 x 9.25 |
| Lexile | 780 |
| Guided Reading Level | S |
| ATOS Interest Level | Not AR |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | NOT AR |
| Features | Activities for further learning, Glossary of key words, Primary-source text, Reviewed, and Table of contents |
| Online Resources | FREE! Core Library Connection FREE! Booklinks Nonfiction Network |
Oney Judge, Arlington Independent School District
Oney Judge was 22 years old and worked as an enslaved seamstress for Martha Washington. The plan was to give her as a wedding present to Eliza, Martha’s granddaughter. She walked out the door while the rest of the house was eating dinner and then boarded a ship heading to New Hampshire.
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