Status
Available
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Publication
Macmillan Children's Books (2001), Paperback, 176 pages
Description
A twelve-year-old English boy and his seven-year-old sister run away from their abusive stepfather and set out to reach their grandmother in western Ireland, despite the publicity about their flight and a police search for them.
User reviews
LibraryThing member lquilter
This children-runaway story made a great impression on me when I read it at 10 or 11 years old -- the way the villainous stepfather was able to marshall the authorities and the media against the kids struck a chord, and the care that the older brother took of his little sister was charming.
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Language
Original publication date
1967
Physical description
176 p.; 5.12 inches
ISBN
0330397877 / 9780330397872