Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge: George and Martha Washington's Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run Away; Young Readers Edition

this is a sad,but engaging story. anything from the time of slavery has to have its tragedy included. we should not hide this information from our children. i grew up with the idea that GW and his wife, Martha, were images of perfection. NOT SO...AT ALL! this is not about patriotism. it's about the evils of having our children indoctrinated with the idea of "nice" slaveholders. Martha was NOT NICE. George was ambivalent about slavery. Ona paid a stiff price for being black and a slave, I have also read the adult version, and this version is perfect for 9-14 year olds. i bought this version for my 10 year old granddaughter. she inhaled the book and discussed it at school. mission accomplished...from gramma to granddaughter to class.

Although marketed as a children’s book, it is a good read for adults. Provides rare insight into the Founding Generation.

The story is riveting and I loved knowing it was historically accurate and fully documented. It has given me a whole new understanding of slavery in the north and especially in our nation’s first leaders’ homes. I can’t wait to have my daughter read it.

Good read for 11-14 year olds. Some of the sentences are more complex than I have seen with young readers books, but most children interested in this important story.While George Washington's will freed his slaves - after his and Martha's death- he was relentless in trying get his slave Ona Judge back.

I loved Never Caught, adult edition, but never imagined that my kids would like the middle grade version this much. It’s so thoroughly engaging that my middle grader actually wants to read it out loud, together (and not many books will pass that test). The story has introduced my kids to a kind of history they haven’t seen before, and raises important questions without being preachy. How is it that George Washington sought freedom for himself, while enslaving others? Where did Ona Judge find the courage to run? Irony is the way to pre-teen hearts, and Dunbar and Van Cleve allow them to find plenty of it here. It’s because of the deep teaching moments embedded in Ona Judge's powerful story that I suspect this book will soon become required reading in schools—if so, my kids will be happy.

This book was a good read when trying to find out a little black history on slavery. For young readers it’s gives insight on how black people were not considered a whole person. It should be a part of the library for young people of all races to have them understand what happened in the beginning to individuals because of the color of their skin .

It is rare that I find my boys read anything that isn't a graphic novel. After my 10yo left his assigned book at school, I had him read this young adult version of "Never Caught." After about a half hour I had to remind him that he had to write a summary of what he read, but he couldn't put it down. I tried to pull the book away from him and he said, "waitwaitwait!" He was even surprised at how much he enjoyed the book. Now he can't wait to attend Dr. Dunbar's young adult writing seminar this Sunday in Philadelphia.

bought this for my dauggters book report. my daughter said it was a boring read..

An interesting history of an amazing woman. I found the information somehow dumbed down and the story repetitive and overly stuffed. Too many superfluous words in there. Too much conjecture (I happen to like the humanising and filling out if historical characters, but it was really one dimensional in places and a bit cringeworthy).I know the author put a lot of work into it, and I think it's an important story to know, but I just can't rate it more than two stars in relation to all other books I've read. The epilogue is awful. It felt rushed and a real anticlimax.I'd have liked to read the whole interview with Judge too.About 30% of the book is sources and notes etc.