runaway children

Type: 
Topical Term
Subfield: 
a
Alias: 
runaway children

The adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Huck Finn, the son of the town drunk, and Jim, an escaped slave, make a break for freedom down the vast Mississippi River on a raft.
Cover image of The adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The only living boy

"Erik has faced one frightening truth after another-from the realization that he will never return to his previous life on Earth to what really happened to his friend Zandra and her shocking connection to Doctor Once-but now he's in the battle of his life, as he attempts to save the Patchwork Planet from the all-powerful, shape-shifting, monster Baalikar! Can Erik and his friends, along with the combined forces from around the globe, even hope to defat Baalikar-the dreaded entity that engineered this twisted new reality?"--Back cover.
Cover image of The only living boy

Squishy Taylor and the bonus sisters

2018
Sita (A.K.A . Squishy) has moved in with her father and his new family, which includes a pair of twin girls (Jessie and Vee) while her mother is away on a security assignment in Geneva, and she is finding her "bonus sisters" difficult to get along with even though they are only five months older--but when Vee finds out that Squishy is feeding a runaway boy who is hiding in the apartment house garage the two girls discover that a shared secret can be the starting point of a firm friendship.
Cover image of Squishy Taylor and the bonus sisters

Paper hearts

2017
Felicity, seventeen, has struggled to meet her mother's expectations since her older sister disappeared but when she connects with a famous band member at a charity ball, she begins to consider what will make her truly happy.
Cover image of Paper hearts

American girls

2017
Fifteen-year-old Anna runs away to Los Angeles where her half-sister takes her in, but after spending days on television and movie sets, she learns Los Angeles is not the glamorous escape she imagined.
Cover image of American girls

Me llamo Bud, no Buddy

Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father--the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids.
Cover image of Me llamo Bud, no Buddy

Tom Sawyer

2011
Mark Twain's classic story about the adventures of a young boy, Tom Sawyer, growing up along the Mississippi River during the mid-1800s.

The adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn, the son of the town drunk, and Jim, an escaped slave, make a break for freedom down the Mississippi River on a raft, sharing many adventures along the way.
Cover image of The adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Huck Finn, the son of the town drunk, and Jim, an escaped slave, make a break for freedom down the vast Mississippi River on a raft. Includes an introduction, explanatory notes, and a further reading list.
Cover image of The adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Runaways

A collection of comics following the adventures of a group of six California teens who find themselves on the run after they learn their parents are members of a secret criminal society.
Cover image of Runaways

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - runaway children