Books with title Running Home / Running Away

A serious job for a little angel The Little Angel of Responsibility has a hard time finishing what she starts. She?s been working on the same knitting project for weeks. But something more interesting always seems to come up. This time, it?s helping a little girl with a big problem. Danielle is old enough to take care of herself. So when her mother starts working again, she leaves a lot of responsibility in Danielle?s hands -- like making sure to get her homework done on time. But when the choice is left up to Danielle, she?d rather practice running for the track team than do schoolwork. Is the Little Angel of Responsibility ready to lend a hand? Be responsible!

Revised & uncensored. (School Edition: Running Away** also available.)The plan is in place. Before they realize she’s not coming back from her bogus weekend camping trip, Maggie will be in another state, in a new life. When Peg realizes her daughter has run away, she knows she has to find Maggie – fast – or they may never see each other again. And Maggie’s already on the run from new dangers after she’s in the wrong place at the wrong time. As each of them struggles with the issues around Maggie’s running away, the strength of the bond between them becomes evident. This is a story of the resilience of the characters and the mother-daughter relationship and about how each of them has been running away. The suspense line in this thriller makes it a fast read that will appeal to at-risk teens who don’t like to read and any reluctant reader – as well as adults and young adults who enjoy a good story. Writer's Digest Self-Published Awards - Honorable Mention.Educator discounts available at www.durarepublishing.com

In this, the third Ian and Sovra story, the pair discover that life in Edinburgh can be as thrilling as life in their own Western Highlands. For there they meet Cathie, who's escaped from an orphanage. They smuggle her out to a secret hut on the coast, where, after her rides in lorries and rolls of carpet, she's only too delighted to enjoy the free outdoor life of her new friends, while Ian and Sovra do a spot of detection for her. How they solved the mystery and found that this land of mountains, lochs and white sand really was Cathie's home is told in this exciting new adventure.

What happens when an indigenous animal, missing for over seventy years, is restored to its natural habitat? Find out in this exciting book about the adventures of Chinook the wolf, Wapiti the elk and the hilarious raven Mochni. This stirring fictional chapter book makes learning about science and natural history fun for children and adults. Readers are drawn in by the challenge of searching for a hidden animal in every illustration. A cliff hanger at the end of each chapter makes this a real page turner. Running for Home is a book about restoring the wolf to Yellowstone National Park, returning this ecosystem to a more diverse and balanced habitat, but it is also a beautiful story of the circle of life.

When home gets too familiar for Joe and Moe, they decide to make a run for the woods one dark and foggy night. Join them on this adventure in "Running Away". Written as a poem years ago by Phil Jeffries, "Running Away" was recently found by his son, Kurtis Jeffries while looking through boxes in storage. Kurtis fell in love with the poem and proceeded to put pictures to words and illustrate this book. Phil wrote many poems throughout his life, all with an important message that could make the reader laugh, cry, smile, and everything in between! In Loving Memory of Phil Jeffries.

Excerpt from Runaway HomeLook out! Shouted Luc'y.' Then she stood speechless. She couldn't tell Mark what to look out for, but he knew. Dropping his ax, he sprang back from the tree he had been cutting and slipped a little on the softening March snow. It was a fortunate slip. It carried him out of the way of the second tree that came crashing to earth just where he had been standing.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

With a childhood spent bouncing between foster homes, Alissa Jacobs has always wondered what it would be like to be part of a normal family. But with a drug-addicted mom, a wanna-be thief for a brother, and a long-vanished dad, it’s not likely she will ever find out. When Alissa learns that her mom is being released from prison and wants custody again, she decides it’s time to take matters into her own hands. Alissa and her older brother Trent head north to find the father neither of them remembers in one last ditch attempt to create an ordinary family for themselves. But some things just aren’t meant to be and happily-ever-after may not be in the plans for Alissa. The journey from Bakersfield to Seattle is strewn with misadventures as she and Trent find themselves caught up in frightening situations, encounters with the police, and unexpected betrayals. Alissa is forced to grapple with the unintended consequences of her decisions as she faces her deepest fears. And confronting questions she has long avoided may be the only way for her to break the bonds of her past.

Illustrated in full color. When Sam's dad makes him angry, Sam decides to run away from home. He loads his backpack, says good-bye to his dog, and heads out the door. But where does a little boy go in the pouring rain? After some time spent sitting under the porch, Sam wonders if he shouldn't give his parents one last chance. Sensitively written and richly illustrated by Kate Greenaway Award-winning artist Gregory Rogers, here is a true-to-life story about a universal childhood experience.

In this, the third Ian and Sovra story, the pair discover that life in Edinburgh can be as thrilling as life in their own Western Highlands. For there they meet Cathie, who's escaped from an orphanage. They smuggle her out to a secret hut on the coast, where, after her rides in lorries and rolls of carpet, she's only too delighted to enjoy the free outdoor life of her new friends, while Ian and Sovra do a spot of detection for her. How they solved the mystery and found that this land of mountains, lochs and white sand really was Cathie's home is told in this exciting new adventure.