Read-alikes and related books

Books like Runner

24 books recommended for fans of Runner by Carl Deuker, tied together by themes of Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse, Violence, Poverty & Homelessness, and Law & Crime.

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Top related books to Runner

Read-alikes chosen for how well they continue the mood, themes, and voice of Runner.

Takedown

Allison van Diepen

Themes: Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse • Violence • Law & Crime

Joseph

Shelia P. Moses

Themes: Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse • Poverty & Homelessness • People & Places

Rooftop

Paul Volponi

Themes: Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse • Violence • People & Places

Autobiography of My Dead Brother

Walter Dean Myers

Themes: Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse • Violence • People & Places

Iron River

Daniel Acosta

Themes: Violence • Law & Crime • People & Places

Because It Is My Blood A Novel

Gabrielle Zevin

Themes: Violence • Law & Crime • People & Places

I Rise

Marie Arnold

Themes: Violence • Law & Crime • People & Places

Payback Time

Carl Deuker

Themes: Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse • Violence • Law & Crime

Dirt Road Home A Novel

Watt Key

Themes: Violence • Law & Crime • People & Places

#10

Flicker and Burn

Ted M. Goeglein

Themes: Violence • Law & Crime • People & Places

#11

Can’t Get There from Here

Todd Strasser

Themes: Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse • Poverty & Homelessness • People & Places

#12

Courage

Barbara Binns

Themes: Poverty & Homelessness • Law & Crime • People & Places

#13

City of Saints & Thieves

Natalie C. Anderson

Themes: Poverty & Homelessness • People & Places • Young Adult Fiction

#14

Have You Seen This Girl

Nita Tyndall

Themes: Violence • Law & Crime • Young Adult Fiction

#15

Dry

Neal Shusterman

Themes: Violence • People & Places • Young Adult Fiction

#16

Hold Fast

Blue Balliett

Themes: Poverty & Homelessness • Law & Crime • People & Places

#17

Let Me Hear a Rhyme

Tiffany D. Jackson

Themes: Violence • People & Places • Young Adult Fiction

#18

A Long Stretch of Bad Days

Mindy McGinnis

Themes: Violence • Law & Crime • Young Adult Fiction

#19

Rogue

Gina Damico

Themes: Violence • Law & Crime • Young Adult Fiction

#20

All American Boys

Jason Reynolds

Themes: Violence • Law & Crime • People & Places

#21

Street Pharm

Allison van Diepen

Themes: Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse • Law & Crime • People & Places

#22

The Girl in the Headlines

Hannah Jayne

Themes: Violence • Law & Crime • Young Adult Fiction

#23

The Escape

Hannah Jayne

Themes: Violence • Law & Crime • Young Adult Fiction

#24

Holes

Louis Sachar

Themes: Poverty & Homelessness • Law & Crime • Young Adult Fiction

Fans of Runner by Carl Deuker will find 24 titles here, all united by Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse, Violence, Poverty & Homelessness. Authors represented include Allison van Diepen, Shelia P. Moses, Paul Volponi, Walter Dean Myers, and others.