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Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Landmark
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"After Alice's older brother runs away at fifteen, the next she hears of him is that he's dead. Eight years after the funeral, Alice cleans out her childhood home in Georgia only to find her brother's autopsy report showing the many lies behind his death. She also discovers sealed, addressed letters he wrote shortly before he died. In a search for the truth, Alice delivers the letters to his closest friends, lovers, and enemies, each letter daring...
43) House of furies
Author
Series
House of furies volume 1
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Escaping from her harsh school before finding work as a maid in an English boarding house, Louisa realizes that her mysterious employer and his staff execute cruel judgments on the guests.
Author
Series
Pushing the limits volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
Rendered a subject of gossip after a traumatic night that left her with terrible scars on her arms, Echo is dumped by her boyfriend and bonds with bad-boy Noah, whose tough attitude hides an understanding nature and difficult secrets.
Author
Series
Sharing knife volume 5
Publisher
Subterranean Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Lakewalker Barr Foxbrush returns from two years of patrolling the bitter wilds of Luthlia against the enigmatic, destructive entities called malices, only to find that the secret daughter he'd left behind in the hinterland of Oleana has disappeared from her home after a terrible accusation. The search for her will call on more of Barr's mind and heart than just his mage powers, as he tries to balance his mistakes of the past and his most personal...
47) The enforcer
Publisher
Screen Media
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Miami's top mob enforcer Cuda sacrifices it all to tear down the criminal organization he's spent his whole life building up when he discovers his boss Estelle is putting a young runaway's life in grave danger. Now he has one last chance to make up for his past and find redemption, both for himself and his family, before the mob hunts him down for his betrayal.
48) Runner
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Chicago in the dead of winter can be brutal, especially when you?re scouring the frigid streets for a missing girl. Fifteen-year-old Ramona Titus has run away from her foster home. Her biological mother, Leesa Evans, is a recovering addict who admits she failed Ramona often in the past. But now she?s clean. And she?s determined to make up for her mistakes?if Cass can only help her find her daughter. Cass visits Ramona?s foster mother, Deloris Poole,...
49) No more words
Author
Series
No more (Kerry Lonsdale) volume 1
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Forced to choose between abortion or adoption, Olivia Carson's younger sister, Lily, runs away from home. Sixteen and pregnant, she never returns. But she writes. Once a year, Lily mails a picture of her son, Josh, to Olivia until his thirteenth year. Then it's Josh himself who arrives at Olivia's house, alone, terrified, and in possession of a notarized declaration from Lily. It begins, "In the event I go missing..." Josh has difficulty talking....
50) My week with him
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Nikki can't wait to leave Texas and follow her dreams of a music career... After a painful betrayal by her sister and a heated argument with their mother, Nikki is kicked out and finds herself homeless. She decides to go to California to pursue her singing career. When her best friend, Malachai, discovers her plan to flee Texas, he begs her to spend the remainder of spring break with him. He believes that over the course of a week, he can convince...
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Eden McKinley knows she can't count on much in this world, but she can depend on Bonnie, her solid, steady, straight-A best friend. So it's a bit of a surprise when Bonnie runs away with the boyfriend Eden knows nothing about five days before the start of their final exams. Especially when the police arrive on her doorstep and Eden finds out that Bonnie's boyfriend is actually their music teacher, Mr. Cohn. Sworn to secrecy and bound by loyalty, only...
Author
Series
Tess of the road volume 2
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Tess Dombegh sails south as a spy, hunting for evidence of politically-motivated crimes, while also hunting for the last World Serpent that could save her friend, Pathka"--
54) Dark roads
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"For decades, people have been warned about the Cold Creek Highway. Hitchhikers have vanished along it over the years, and women have been known to have their cars break down... and never be seen again. When Hailey McBride decides to run away from an unbearable living situation, she thinks that her outdoor skills will help her disappear into the Cold Creek wilderness, and she counts on people thinking that she was the victim of the killer. One year...
55) Runner
Author
Series
Jane Whitefield novels volume 6
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Native American guide Jane Whitefield returns from retirement to the world of the runner determined to hide a young pregnant girl who has been tracked across the country by a team of hired hunters.
56) If only
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
While adjusting to his family's move from California to Utah, and while the adults concerned about the looming Cuban Missile Crisis and his father recovering from an immune disorder, Eric meets Grace, his classmate and a runaway, and decides to hide her in the clubhouse in his backyard. Eric grows closer to Grace but can their new relationship survive the harsh realities of life?
Author
Series
Corinna Chapman mysteries volume 5
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
58) Missing
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Fire, an imprint of Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When fledgling singer Roxy Raines vanishes from the tiny resort of Sandown, the island's locals refuse to talk about it to any outsiders, dismissing Roxy as a teenage runaway. Thirty years later, seventeen-year-old Mona Perry is convinced there's something more sinister at play. Armed with a suitcase and a microphone - to record her findings for her podcast's listeners - the troubled teen is on a deadline: one hot summer is all she has to get to the...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
It was 1970 when thirteen-year-old runaway Kit Walker was abducted by Manny Romero, a smooth-talking, low-level criminal, who first coddled her and then groomed her into his partner-in-crime. Before long, Kit and Manny were infamous for their string of gas station robberies throughout Texas, making a name for themselves as the Texaco Twosome. Fourteen years later, Kit has scraped together a life for herself and her daughter amongst the pecan trees...
60) The 400 blows
Series
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2008
Language
Français
Description
A young boy, neglected by his parents and teachers, runs away from home and ends up on the wrong side of the law.
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