The Runaways (novel)

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The Runaways
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First edition
Author Ruth Thomas
LanguageEnglish
Genre Children's
Set inEngland
Publisher Hutchinson
Publication date
1987
Publication placeEngland
Media typePrint
Pages300
Awards Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
ISBN 0091726336
OCLC 59048709

The Runaways is a children's novel by the English author Ruth Thomas, published by Hutchinson in 1987. It features eleven-year-old Julia and Nathan who find "an enormous sum of money", do not report it, and flee the city when they are threatened with punishment. [1] Opening in the East End of London where Thomas was a primary school teacher, the story moves to places including Brighton and Exmoor.

Thomas and The Runaways won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, a once-in-a-lifetime book award judged by a panel of British children's writers. [2]

It drew critical acclaim, with The Guardian declaring it "A first rate novel".

Lippincott published the first U.S. edition in 1989. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "The runaways" (first U.S. edition). Library of Congress Catalog Record. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  2. ↑ "Guardian children's fiction prize relaunched: Entry details and list of past winners". guardian.co.uk 12 March 2001. Retrieved 2012-08-04.


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