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Run away / by Coben, Harlan,1962-author.;
"You've lost your daughter. She's addicted to drugs and to an abusive boyfriend. And she's made it clear that she doesn't want to be found. Then, by chance, you see her playing guitar in Central Park. But she's not the girl you remember. This woman is living on the edge, frightened, and clearly in trouble. You don't stop to think. You approach her, beg her to come home. She runs. And you do the only thing a parent can do: you follow her into a dark and dangerous world you never knew existed. Before you know it, both your family and your life are on the line. And in order to protect your daughter from the evils of that world, you must face them head on"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Daughters; Drug addicts; Runaway women; Murder; Detective and mystery stories;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Take me with you when you go / by Levithan, David.; Niven, Jennifer.;
Includes Internet addresses."Ezra Ahern wakes up one day to find his older sister, Bea, gone. No note, no sign, nothing but an email address hidden somewhere only he would find it. Ezra never expected to be left behind with their abusive stepfather and their neglectful mother, how is he supposed to navigate life without Bea? Bea Ahern already knew she needed to get as far away from home as possible. But a message in her inbox changes everything, and she finds herself alone in a new city, without Ez, without a real plan, chasing someone who might not even want to be found. As things unravel at home for Ezra, Bea must confront secrets that will forever change the way they feel about their family. Although they may not be together in the present, they must help each other navigate the past in order to make their way to a better, safer future"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Epistolary fiction.; Brothers and sisters; Runaway children; Families; Child abuse; Family secrets;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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First love / by Patterson, James,1947-; Raymond, Emily.;
Runaways Axi, sixteen, and Robinson, seventeen, who met on a cancer ward, leave small-town Oregon on a cross-country trip to experience the best of life before it is too late.
Subjects: Love stories.; Automobile travel; Cancer; Conduct of life; Love; Runaways;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The bridge home / by Venkatraman, Padma.;
Four determined homeless children make a life for themselves in Chennai, India.LSC
Subjects: Homeless children; Runaway children; Sisters; Survival;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Home for Wayward Girls : a novel / by Bradley, Marcia,author.;
Growing up in the 1990s, Loretta knows little of life beyond the Home for Wayward Girls, the secluded ranch where her parents run a program designed to "correct" teen girls' "bad behavior." Loretta witnesses firsthand how the adults use abusive discipline to crush these young women's spirits and break their wills. Since childhood she's been afraid of her father, and avoids him by spending time with the residents, secretly teaching them the survival skills they'll need in case they manage to escape. One day, a horrifying act of violence forces Loretta to flee the ranch herself. Eventually finding safety and a sympathetic community, Loretta dedicates herself to working with lost, vulnerable, and defenseless teens, determined to prevent the same thing from happening to other girls like her.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Reformatories; Runaway teenagers; Teenage girls;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Twain, Mark,1835-1910.;
Subjects: Adventure stories.; Children's stories.; Finn, Huckleberry (Fictitious character); Runaway children; Male friendship; Finn, Huckleberry (Fictitious character); Runaway children; Male friendship;
© c2015., Race Point Publishing,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Counting to perfect / by LaFleur, Suzanne M.;
Ignored by her parents since her "perfect" older sister, Julia, had a baby, Cassie, twelve, foregoes her summer plans to join Julia and baby Addie on a road trip.LSC
Subjects: Sisters; Infants; Runaway children; Dysfunctional families; Automobile travel;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The curvy tree / by Colfer, Chris,1990-; Dorman, Brandon.;
A friendless girl who is teased for being different runs away from her village in tears and finds herself having a conversation with a very unusual tree, who tells a story of how his differences not only saved his life, they helped him see that he is not so very different after all.LSC
Subjects: Runaway children; Trees; Forests and forestry; Individuality; Self-acceptance;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The road of bones / by Winters, Demi,author.;
A woman on the run, a crew of Viking mercenaries, a forbidden romance, and the secret which threatens them all.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Assassins; Man-woman relationships; Mercenary troops; Quests (Expeditions); Runaway women; Secrecy; Vikings;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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In trouble with Mrs. McFee / by Impey, Rose.; Williamson, Melanie.;
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Subjects: McFee, Nipper (Fictitious character); Cats; Rats; Runaway children; Conduct of life;
© 2011., Orchard Books,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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