The Runaways
Will be published approx. on 1. May 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
136 pages
978-1-77657-234-2 (ISBN)
Description
Grandpa's in the hospital and hating it. He swears at the nurses and makes trouble for everyone. Dad finds it too stressful to visit, but Gottfried Junior visits Grandpa as often as he's allowed, and when he's not allowed, he goes anyway.
Grandpa thinks only of the place he was happiest-the island where he lived with Grandma. He wants to go back one last time, but they won't let him out of the hospital.
Gottfried Junior and Grandpa take things into their own hands. If running away is the only way to the island, then they'll be
runaways.
Grandpa thinks only of the place he was happiest-the island where he lived with Grandma. He wants to go back one last time, but they won't let him out of the hospital.
Gottfried Junior and Grandpa take things into their own hands. If running away is the only way to the island, then they'll be
runaways.
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
Dimensions
Height: 204 mm
Width: 144 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-77657-234-2 (9781776572342)
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Persons
Ulf Stark was born in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1944. He has written around thirty books for children and young adults, translated into more than twenty languages. He has won many prizes in Sweden and internationally, including the German Youth Literature Prize and the Astrid Lindgren Prize, and he was shortlisted for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2018.
Kitty Crowther received the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2010.
Kitty Crowther received the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2010.