Still, readers will be drawn to Holly as she shifts between her search for a safe place to live, her anger at the foster care system and her reflections on the circumstances that led up to her mother's overdose. Van Draanen's (the Sammy Keyes series) portrayal of Holly's situation is gravely realistic, though some of Holly's entries seem too perfectly written for a poorly educated 12-year-old. Holly's diary entries, which include poetry, unspool as ongoing conversations with Ms. Sammie introduces Holly to two women (mother and daughter) who eventually become the family Holly has been longing for. Wendelin Van Draanen, Runaway tags: amazing, problems, world 161 likes Like I miss school. Kirkus Reviews Holly’s lively self lingers in the way the best characters do. Constantly moving from place to place, Holly is caught off guard when Sammie, from the soup kitchen, offers help. Runaway by Wendelin Van Draanen 4,328 ratings, 4.11 average rating, 541 reviews Open Preview Runaway Quotes Showing 1-25 of 25 Sometimes I get so caught up in my own problems that I forget how amazing the world is. Runaway is a remarkably uplifting portrait of a girl still young and stubborn and naive enough to believe there’s a better place for her in the world. Runaway Paperback 10 April 2012 by Wendelin Van Draanen (Author) 307 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover 12.46 Other used and collectible from 8.48 Paperback 4.56 Other new, used and collectible from 0. Evans, Holly runs away, eventually making her way to California. Leone, who gives Holly the journal ('It'll help you turn the page'). Evans accuse her of lying, stealing and drug use, then, as punishment, lock Holly in the laundry room for days. Knopf, 14.95 (224pp) ISBN 978-4-6 Two distinct, thoroughly likable voices emerge in Van Draanens (the Sammy Keyes series). Holly has already thwarted the sexual advances of one foster father and now, living with the Evans, things aren't any better. BUY THIS BOOK FLIPPED Wendelin Van Draanen. Through her journal entries, 12-year-old Holly Janquell reveals her experiences living in foster homes since her mother died of a drug overdose two years ago. Runaway is a remarkably uplifting portrait of a girl still young and stubborn and naive enough to believe there’s a better place for her in the world.

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