Tuesday, April 08, 2008

The Escape of Oney Judge

McCully, Emily Arnold. The Escape of Oney Judge. Farrar, Straus & Giroux: 2007. ISBN: 9780374322250.

Oney Judge, a slave in the house of Martha and George Washington, risks everything to escape from being sold after her owners pass away, in a home of a free and safe life. I thought that the book followed a good story and helped explain how the black people felt about slavery. Ages 6-10, grades 3-5.

Reviewed by S.S., Van Buren 8th Grade

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