Jamie and July are only eleven, and they both live in London – yet their lives could hardly be more different. He needs to get lost. She wants to be found. The two meet for the first time at Waterloo Station in the final week of the school holidays, each of them desperate to escape home. July can’t stop worrying about her unreliable mum and knows she needs help; Jamie has done something terrible and fled in a panic. Yet as they leave the city behind, the sun is shining, and despite everything weighing on them, Jamie and July can’t help feeling a flicker of adventure in the air. But running away is never just harmless summertime fun – so what are they really trying to escape, and will either of them find somewhere that finally feels like home? Three homes, two kids, one journey. As Hannah Gold, author of The Last Bear, puts it: ‘Extraordinary. I loved it.’ Maisie Chan, author of Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths, calls it ‘A fantastic novel that doesn’t shy away from big emotions.’ James Goodhand, author of Last Lesson, agrees: ‘Runaways is gripping and deeply authentic and more than a bit brilliant’ And Joanna Nadin, award-winning author, sums it up best: ‘I LOVED Runaways. It has note-perfect voices and two important stories at the heart of it all. I couldn’t put it down.’
ISBN 13: 9781526683335
Author: E.L. Norry
