"A brilliant work of US history." --School Library Journal (starred review) "Gripping." --BCCB (starred review) "Accessible...Necessary." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review). A National Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction, Never Caught is the eye-opening narrative of Ona Judge, George and Martha Washington´s runaway slave, who risked everything for a better life--now available as a young reader´s edition! In this incredible narrative, Erica Armstrong Dunbar reveals a fascinating and heartbreaking behind-the-scenes look at the Washingtons when they were the First Family--and an in-depth look at their slave, Ona Judge, who dared to escape from one of the nation´s Founding Fathers. Born into a life of slavery, Ona Judge eventually grew up to be George and Martha Washington´s "favored" dower slave. When she was told that she was going to be given as a wedding gift to Martha Washington´s granddaughter, Ona made the bold and brave decision to flee to the north, where she would be a fugitive. Fr
