The Runaways
Will be published approx. on 1. May 2019
Book
Hardback
144 pages
978-1-77657-233-5 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
Reviews / Votes
"An unusual adventure story with a core of mutual grandfather-grandson affection."-starred, Booklist "Stark straightforwardly conveys family tensions, end-of-life concerns, and intergenerational adoration alongside an archipelago's worth of vivid details . . ."-starred, Publishers Weekly "A touching, realistic, gently humorous story of how a sensitive boy copes with his treasured grandfather's decline."-starred, Kirkus Reviews "[E]very emotional effect is full earned, and the final beat. . . .is deeply affecting."-The Horn Book Magazine "The Runaways is flat-out hilarious. And shocking. And weird."-The New York TimesMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Wellington
New Zealand
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Kindergarten to Fifth Grade, Reading Age: From 7 to 8 years, Interest Age: From 5 to 11 years
Product notice
With printed dust jacket
Trade binding
Illustrations
Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 149 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
370 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-77657-233-5 (9781776572335)
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Persons
Ulf Stark (1944-2017) was a much-loved, award-winning Swedish writer. He wrote more than 30 books for children and won many prizes for his stellar work. He was shortlisted for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2018. Kitty Crowther lives in Belgium. With English and Swedish parents, and born in Brussels, she has written and illustrated more than forty books which have been translated into twenty languages and won many awards. In 2010, she received the world's most prestigious prize for children's literature: the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.