Runaway

Name: Runaway
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ISBN: 9780307975973

Wendelin Van Draanen

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Ember
10 April 2012

General fiction (Children's&YA); Family & home stories (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues

This diary of a runaway girl and her search for a home celebrates hope, resilience, and happy endings as only Wendelin Van Draanen, the author of Flipped and other acclaimed novels, can.

Holly has run away before, but this time she actually gets away—and what at first felt like an escape soon becomes a daily struggle for survival. She is smart and resourceful, and she manages to make it across the country on her own. But how long can this go on? It’s getting harder to avoid the truth—Holly is now homeless.

Runaway is a remarkably uplifting portrait of a girl still young and stubborn and naive enough to believe there’s a better place for her in the world.

“Will grab readers from the first entry.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Holly’s lively self lingers in the way the best characters do. Runaway is certainly one of the best young adult books of the year.” —The Sacramento Bee

By: Wendelin Van Draanen
Imprint: Ember
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 207mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 244g
ISBN: 9780307975973
ISBN 10: 0307975975
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 10 April 2012
Recommended Age: From 10 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Wendelin Van Draanen was a teacher for many years before turning to writing full-time. She is the author of many beloved and award-winning books. For middle graders, she’s written Swear to Howdy and the Sammy Keyes mystery series. For teens and tweens, there’s Flipped, The Running Dream, Confessions of a Serial Kisser, and Runaway. And for younger readers, check out the Shredderman quartet and the Gecko and Sticky series. Wendelin Van Draanen lives in Central California with her husband and two sons. Find her on the Web at WendelinVanDraanen.com or on Twitter at @WendelinVanD.

Reviews for Runaway

Readers will be drawn to the gripping details of both physical and emotional landmines hidden in the ordinariness of everyday life. This is a great book to hand-sell or booktalk to young teens. . . . Van Draanen has shown great versatility in adding another dimension to her already respected body of work. -School Library Journal Readers will be drawn to Holly as she shifts between her search for a safe place to live, her anger at the foster care system and her reflections on the circumstances that led up to her mother's overdose. -Publishers Weekly From the Paperback edition.