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Runaway

By Wendelin Van Draanen

By Wendelin Van Draanen

By Wendelin Van Draanen

By Wendelin Van Draanen

By Wendelin Van Draanen
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By Wendelin Van Draanen
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Apr 10, 2012 | ISBN 9780307975973 | Middle Grade (10 and up)

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Sep 28, 2021 | 396 Minutes | Middle Grade (10 and up)

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    About Runaway

    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

    About Runaway

    This diary of a runaway girl and her search for a home celebrates hope, resilience, and happy endings.
     
    Holly’s run away before, but this time she actually gets away—and what felt like an escape at first 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.

    About Runaway

    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

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    About Wendelin Van Draanen

    Wendelin Van Draanen spent many years as a classroom teacher and is now a full-time writer. She is the author of many award-winning books, including the Sammy Keyes mysteries, Flipped, The Running Dream, Runaway, Wild Bird, Confessions of a Serial Kisser,… More about Wendelin Van Draanen

    About Wendelin Van Draanen

    Wendelin Van Draanen spent many years as a classroom teacher and is now a full-time writer. She is the author of many award-winning books, including the Sammy Keyes mysteries, Flipped, The Running Dream, Runaway, Wild Bird, Confessions of a Serial Kisser,… More about Wendelin Van Draanen

    About Wendelin Van Draanen

    Wendelin Van Draanen spent many years as a classroom teacher and is now a full-time writer. She is the author of many award-winning books, including the Sammy Keyes mysteries, Flipped, The Running Dream, Runaway, Wild Bird, Confessions of a Serial Kisser,… More about Wendelin Van Draanen

    Product Details

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $9.99
    Published by Ember
    Apr 10, 2012 | 272 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780307975973

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Laurel Leaf
    Mar 11, 2008 | 272 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780375849121

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Audiobooks | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Audiobook Download | $20.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Sep 28, 2021 | 396 Minutes | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780593511039
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    Praise

    “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
     
    “This is a great book [for] young teens . . . Van Draanen has shown great versatility in adding another dimension to her already respected body of work.” —School Library Journal
     
    “The ending of this taut, powerful story seems possible and deeply hopeful.” —Booklist
     
    “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

    Awards

    Florida Sunshine State Book Award WINNER 2010

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