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41) 13 1/2 : a novel
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In 1971, the state of Minnesota was rocked by the "Butcher Boy" incident, as coverage of a family brutally murdered by one of their own swept across newspapers and television screens nationwide. Now, in present-day New Orleans, Polly Deschamps finds herself at yet another lonely crossroads in her life. No stranger to tragedy, Polly was a runaway at the age of fifteen, escaping a nightmarish Mississippi childhood. Lonely, that is, until she encounters...
44) Indigo
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Oak Grove is a dry, dusty town haunted by memories of a past flood. Everyone dreads the water-except for two brothers, Trevor and Eli McGill. Nicknamed Trout and Eel for their darting quickness and the thin webbing between their fingers and toes, the boys dream of the farthest seas of a mysterious past they barely remember.
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Pub. Date
2018.
Description
An American classic becomes a modern adventure
In this retelling of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Tim DeRoche dares to imagine that Huck Finn is alive today. Chased by his vengeful and psychotic father, Pap, Huck escapes down the concrete gash that is the Los Angeles River with his friend Miguel, an illegal immigrant who has been falsely accused of murder. Riding the dangerous waters of a rainstorm, the two fugitives meet a strange...
46) Charlie's run
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Hoping to stop his parents' impending separation and keep them from getting a divorce, eleven-year-old Charlie runs away from their house in the California countryside and finds a ride to the coast.
47) Breakout
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 4
Description
A young woman presents a play based on her life as a seventeen-year-old runaway whose escape from her foster home in Los Angeles is thwarted by an all-day traffic jam, an event which provides time for her to explore her free-floating identity, hunger for her unknown mother, and yearning for human connection.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
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One warm night four children stood in front of a bakery. No one knew them. No one knew where they had come from. Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny are orphans.They discover an old red boxcar that provides them shelter from the storm.
49) Under the lilacs
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Jenny runs away from home because her mother and sister are too busy for her, but being independent is only fun for a little while.
51) Some small magic
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Pub. Date
©2017.
Description
"All Abel wants is a little bit of magic in his life. Enough money so his mom doesn't cry at night. Healing for his broken body. And maybe a few answers about his past. When Abel discovers letters to him from the dad he believed dead, he wonders if magic has come to the hills of Mattingly, Virginia, after all. But not everything is as it seems. With a lot of questions and a little bit of hope, Abel decides to run away to find the truth. But danger...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 18
Description
One of the most popular books of all-time, "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" has been both venerated and vilified since it was first published in 1885. The story of a young abused boy on the run and his friendship with a runaway slave is about loyalty, compassion, and doing what is right.
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Petra Connor volume 1
Pub. Date
c1998
Description
Twelve-year-old Billy Straight, a street kid who has fled a life of abuse and chaos at home, is forced to run for his life when he witnesses the vicious murder of a woman who turns out to be the ex-wife of a television celebrity.
56) Sal
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Pub. Date
2018.
Description
"Sal planned it for almost a year before they ran. She nicked an Ordnance Survey map from the school library. She bought a compass, a Bear Grylls knife, waterproofs, and a first aid kit from Amazon using credit cards she'd robbed. She read the 'SAS Survival Handbook' and watched loads of YouTube videos. And now Sal knows a lot of stuff. Like how to build a shelter and start a fire. How to estimate distances, snare rabbits, and shoot an airgun. And...
57) Vengeance
Author
Series
Lew Fonesca mysteries volume 1
Pub. Date
[1999]
Description
PI Lew Fonseca of Florida is hired to find a girl who ran away from her abusive father for the streets. The search takes him into the sleazy world of pimps and prostitution. First in a new series.
58) The hideout
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Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Description
After his parents are killed by a crazed gunman in a Seattle mall, Jeremy is on his way to live with his Uncle Ed in Chicago when the train on which he is riding crashes in a blaze of fire. Wandering aimlessly away from the wreck, Jeremy finds a deserted cabin which appears to be just the place to hide from his problems.
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Series
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Franklin has a bad day when he is scolded at home and at school. Even his friends let him down. So when he gets home, he snatches up his stuffed dog, Sam, and goes off to find a new home and new friends. But as he walks along, memories of good times come flooding back, making him realize he'll never find a better family or better friends than he already has.