The Journey Back

Priscilla Cummings

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Puffin
03 October 2013

General fiction (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues; Personal & social issues: bullying, violence & abuse (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: self-awareness & self-esteem (Children's&YA)

A teenage boy faces his past and seeks redemption in the gripping companion book to Red Kayak

Nine months in a juvenile detention facility was the punishment for his crime. After just a month he makes a bold escape that nearly kills him and soon an angry fourteen-year-old Digger is on the run. When injuries stop him, Digger hides at a riverside campground, where he befriends a young boy and a girl his own age. New friends, a job caring for rescued horses, and risking his life to save another make Digger realize that the journey back is not just about getting home. But he come to terms with his troubled past and face what he's really running from?

A teenage boy faces his past and seeks redemption in the gripping companion book to Red Kayak

Nine months in a juvenile detention facility was the punishment for his crime. After just a month he makes a bold escape that nearly kills him and soon an angry fourteen-year-old Digger is on the run. When injuries stop him, Digger hides at a riverside campground, where he befriends a young boy and a girl his own age. New friends, a job caring for rescued horses, and risking his life to save another make Digger realize that the journey back is not just about getting home. But he come to terms with his troubled past and face what he's really running from?

By: Priscilla Cummings
Imprint: Puffin
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 198g
ISBN: 9780142422908
ISBN 10: 0142422908
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 03 October 2013
Recommended Age: From 10 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Priscilla Cummings is the author of fourteen picture books and several novels for children, including A Face First, an ALA Notable, and Red Kayak, an ALA Best Books for Young Adults and winner of the Oklahoma Sequoyah and Maryland Black-Eyed Susan awards. Her novel, Blindsided, was named to the 2011 Children's Choice list. Ms. Cummings lives with her family in Annapolis, Maryland.

Reviews for The Journey Back

An exciting, thoughtful story. --VOYA This high-action journey has suspense to spare, and the continual near misses will keep readers cheering for Digger. --Booklist

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