Hit the Ground Running - Couverture souple

Hughes, Alison

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1459815440 ISBN 13 : 9781459815445

Editeur : Orca Book Publishers, 2017

Synopsis

Sixteen-year-old Dee and her seven-year-old brother, Eddie, have been on their own for six weeks. Their father has seemingly vanished into the baking Arizona desert. Their money is drying up and the rent is coming due, but it's a visit from a social worker and the prospect of being separated from Eddie that scares Dee enough to flee. She dupes her brother into packing up and embarking on the long road trip to Canada, their birthplace and former home. Lacking a driver's license and facing a looming interrogation at the border, Dee rations their money and food as they burn down the interstate in their ancient, decrepit car.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Alison Hughes is an award-winning author of many books for children and young adults, including The Silence Slips In, winner of the R. Ross Annett Award for Children's Literature and Hit the Ground Running, a nominee for the Governor General's Literary Award. Alison is a university Writing Advisor, volunteers with children and literacy groups and gives frequent workshops and presentations at schools, libraries, festivals and conferences across Canada. She lives in Edmonton with her family.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

responsibility, danger, fear, highways, sightseeing, borders, truckers

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Orca Book Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1459815440
• ISBN 13: 9781459815445
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 216
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible