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Runaway - by Ray Anthony Shepard (Hardcover)

Runaway - by  Ray Anthony Shepard (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A powerful, lyrical OwnVoices picture book about the enslavement of Ona Judge and her self-emancipation from George Washington's household.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>A powerful poem about Ona Judge's life and her self-emancipation from George Washington's household.</b> <p/>Ona 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 poetic biography follows her childhood and adolescence until she decides to run away. <p/>Author Ray Anthony Shepard welcomes meaningful and necessary conversation among young readers about the horrors of slavery and the experience of house servants through call-and-response style lines. Illustrator Keith Mallett's rich paintings include fabric collage and add further feeling and majesty to Ona's daring escape. <p/>With extensive backmatter, this poem may serve as a new introduction to American slavery and Ona Judge's legacy.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p><b>Jane Addams Children's Book Award Finalist</b> <p/>With a distinctive, haunting voice, powerful images, and thought-provoking story structure, this unique look at a remarkable young woman's life choices and decisions offers an utterly necessary but seldom highlighted perspective on the contradictions within our society's foundations.A powerful antidote to whitewashed cultural mythology. --<i>Kirkus Reviews, </i><b>starred review</b> <p/>A stunning picture book debut . . . an evocative portrait that keenly interrogates the structures upon which America is built. --<i>Publishers Weekly, </i><b>starred review </b> <p/>A fine addition to all collections. --<i>Booklist</i> <p/>This is a moving complement to Dunbar's Never Caught (BCCB 1/19) as well as a potent exemplar of scathing historical critique. --<i>Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (BCCB)</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Ray Anthony Shepard</b> is a former teacher and retired editor-in-chief of a major education publishing company. He is a graduate of the University of Nebraska College of Education and the Harvard Graduate School Education where he received a Martin Luther King Jr. Fellowship from the Woodrow Wilson Foundation. His other books for children include <i>Now or Never!: 54th Massachusetts Infantry's War to End Slavery</i>.<br><b><br>Keith Mallett </b>was born in Pennsylvania and received his formal art training at the Art Students League, and Hunter College in New York City. He has worked as a freelance artist for fifteen years and was the in-house artist for Frontline Art Publishers. He also illustrated <i>How Jelly Roll Morton Invented Jazz</i> (Jonah Winter). Keith's work is currently published by Canadian Art Prints, one of the largest fine art publishers in the world.</p>

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