Runaway
Runaway by Wendelin Van Draanen, published by Random House Children’s Books in 2006, is a poignant narrative that follows the journey of a twelve-year-old girl named Holly. After enduring multiple foster homes, Holly decides to run away for good, determined to escape her troubled past. Through her journal entries, she shares her experiences as she navigates life on the streets, revealing the challenges she faces and the emotional scars left by her mother’s addiction.
In this first edition, readers will find a blend of tough, tender, and sometimes humorous reflections as Holly hops trains, scavenges for food, and seeks shelter in parks and encampments. The story delves into significant social issues such as homelessness, family dynamics, and the impact of physical and emotional abuse. As Holly confronts her painful memories and strives for a better future, Runaway offers an insightful exploration of resilience and hope amidst adversity. This edition spans 250 pages and is presented in English.
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“It’s a cold, hard, cruel fact that my mother loved heroin more than she loved me.”
Holly is in her fifth foster home in two years and she’s had enough. She’s run away before and always been caught quickly. But she’s older and wiser now–she’s twelve–and this time she gets away clean.
Through tough and tender and angry and funny journal entries, Holly spills out her story. We travel with her across the country–hopping trains, scamming food, sleeping in parks or homeless encampments. And we also travel with her across the gaping holes in her heart–as she finally comes to terms with her mother’s addiction and death.
Runawayis a remarkably uplifting portrait of a girl still young and stubborn and naive enough to hold out hope for finding a better place in the world, and within herself, tobe.
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