| Runaway Contributor(s): Van Draanen, Wendelin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0307975975 ISBN-13: 9780307975973 Publisher: Ember OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2012 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Runaways - Young Adult Fiction | Family - Orphans & Foster Homes |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 740 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.45 lbs) 272 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 109202 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 |