Runaway

Wendelin Van Draanen

Mar 2008 · Sold by Laurel Leaf

About this eBook

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.

Ratings and reviews

This is a really good book. It is about a girl who gets abused by her foster patients. She get looked in a londyroom. They tell her once she is a good girl she can sleep in the guestroom. Ona day she dicidece to run away from her so called home.

Wonderful story. Really kept me turning the page, and I was quite sad when I finished it, I loved it so much. Such a good story about a young girl, Holly, who has just run away, but this time she actually makes it away. Her story was so sad and you unravel her life story with each entry. I absolutely adore this book with all of my heart.

She illustrates this so well I could not put this book down it is one of the easiest, satisfying reads. I read it in middle school and I still recommend it

About the author

WENDELIN VAN DRAANEN was a teacher for many years before turning to writing full-time. She is the author of many beloved and award-winning books.

For middle graders she’s written Swear to Howdy, and the Sammy Keyes mystery series. For teens and tweens, there’s Flipped, The Running Dream, Confessions of a Serial Kisser and Runaway. And for younger readers, check out The Shredderman quartet and the Gecko and Sticky.

Wendelin Van Draanen lives in Central California with her husband and two sons. Find her on the web at WendelinVanDraanen.com or on Twitter: @WendelinVanD.