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The Runaways - by Ulf Stark (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- The Runaways is an inter-generational adventure filled with warmth and humor from one of the world's great writers for children.
- 7-8 Years
- 8.2" x 6.0" Hardcover
- 144 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Family
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About the Book
Award-winning author Stark presents an inter-generational adventure filled with warmth and humor. Grandpa hates being in hospital. He wants to return the island where he used to live, but they won't let him out of the hospital. So Gottfried Junior, his namesake, helps Grandpa make a plan to run away. Illustrations.Book Synopsis
The Runaways is an inter-generational adventure filled with warmth and humor from one of the world's great writers for children.
Grandpa hates being in hospital. He thinks only of the place he was happiest--the island where he used to live. He wants to go back, but they won't let him out of the hospital.
So Gottfried Junior, his namesake, helps Grandpa make a plan to run away. They think of everything. Their deception is so complete that when Gottfried Junior finally decides to tell the truth, no one believes him.
Review Quotes
"The Runaways is flat-out hilarious. And shocking. And weird."--The New York Times
-- (5/3/2019 12:00:00 AM)"[E]very emotional effect is full earned, and the final beat. . . .is deeply affecting."--The Horn Book Magazine
-- (5/8/2019 12:00:00 AM)"A touching, realistic, gently humorous story of how a sensitive boy copes with his treasured grandfather's decline."--starred, Kirkus Reviews
-- (1/28/2019 12:00:00 AM)"An unusual adventure story with a core of mutual grandfather-grandson affection."--starred, Booklist
-- (4/1/2019 12:00:00 AM)"Stark straightforwardly conveys family tensions, end-of-life concerns, and intergenerational adoration alongside an archipelago's worth of vivid details . . ."--starred, Publishers Weekly
-- (3/8/2019 12:00:00 AM)