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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| Interest Level | Kindergarten - Grade 5 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 2 |
| Category | SEL: C Social Awareness, SEL: D Relationship Skills, Social Emotional Learning |
| Copyright | 2019 |
| Publisher | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Imprint | Gecko Press ™ |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 144 |
| Publication Date | 2019-04-02 |
Author: Ulf Stark
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.
Illustrator: Kitty Crowther
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.
Awards
- 2021 Sakura Medal Longlist
- Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Choices
- Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
- Booklist Editors' Choice
- 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
Booklist
“An unusual adventure story with a core of mutual grandfather-grandson affection.”—starred, Booklist
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
Kirkus Reviews
“A touching, realistic, gently humorous story of how a sensitive boy copes with his treasured grandfather’s decline.”—starred, Kirkus Reviews