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Runaway
By DRAANEN, WENDELIN VAN & Van Draanen, Wendelin
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-37583-522-3
- Publisher
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2006
Gr 6-8 Readers won -t look at homeless people in quite the same way after meeting Holly and seeing her through five long months on her own. An urban, female version of Gary Paulsen -s "Hatchet" (Macmillan, 1986), this novel chronicles the daily struggle for food, shelter, safety, and cleanliness that becomes the focus of life once a home and income are stripped away. Twelve-year-old Holly knows a lot about living on the street...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
