Hit the Ground Running
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- Synopsis
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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.
- Copyright:
- 2017
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 216 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781459815469
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781459815445, 9781459815452
- Publisher:
- Orca Book Publishers
- Date of Addition:
- 06/16/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Alison Hughes
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Teens, Literature and Fiction
- Grade Levels:
- Eighth grade, Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade
- Reading Age:
- 12–16
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.