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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;
- 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;
- 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;
- 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,
- 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;
- 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;
- 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;
- In trouble with Mrs. McFee / by Impey, Rose.; Williamson, Melanie.;
- LSC
- Subjects: McFee, Nipper (Fictitious character); Cats; Rats; Runaway children; Conduct of life;
- © 2011., Orchard Books,
- Hideaway / by Lundrigan, Nicole,author.;
- What if home is the most dangerous place you can be? Nicole Lundrigan's 'Hideaway' explores the secrets of a troubled family and illuminates an unlikely hero and a source of unexpected strength. Perfect for fans of 'Room' and readers of Shari Lapena. Lundrigan is the author of six critically acclaimed novels, including 'The Substitute'. She lives in Toronto, ON. A Dewey Diva Pick.
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Wives; Mothers; Mother and child; Dysfunctional families; Families; Runaways; Missing children; Homeless men;
- The mysterious disappearance of Aidan S. (as told to his brother) / by Levithan, David.;
- Aidan disappeared for six days. Six agonising days of searches and police and questions and constant vigils. Then, just as suddenly as he vanished, Aidan reappears. Where has he been? The story he tells is simply... impossible. But it's the story Aidan is sticking to. His brother, Lucas, wants to believe him. But Lucas is aware of what other people, including their parents, are saying- that Aidan is making it all up to disguise the fact that he ran away. When the kids in school hear Aidan's story, they taunt him. But still Aidan clings to his story. And as he becomes more of an outcast, Lucas becomes more and more concerned. Being on Aidan's side would mean believing in the impossible. But how can you believe in the impossible when everything and everybody is telling you not to?LSC
- Subjects: Missing children; Brothers; Truthfulness and falsehood; Bullying in schools; Runaway children;
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