Starred ReviewStarred Review The Runaways
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.
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Awards
- 2021 Sakura Medal Longlist
- Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Choices
- Notable AwardNotable Award Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
- Notable AwardNotable Award Booklist Editors' Choice
- Notable AwardNotable Award Kirkus Best Middle-Grade Book
Reviews
The Horn Book Magazine
“[E]very emotional effect is full earned, and the final beat. . . .is deeply affecting.”—The Horn Book Magazine
The New York Times
“The Runaways is flat-out hilarious. And shocking. And weird.”—The New York Times
Starred ReviewStarred Review Booklist
“An unusual adventure story with a core of mutual grandfather-grandson affection.”—starred, Booklist
Starred ReviewStarred Review Publishers Weekly
“Stark straightforwardly conveys family tensions, end-of-life concerns, and intergenerational adoration alongside an archipelago’s worth of vivid details . . .”—starred, Publishers Weekly
Starred ReviewStarred Review Kirkus Reviews
“A touching, realistic, gently humorous story of how a sensitive boy copes with his treasured grandfather’s decline.”—starred, Kirkus Reviews