Books with title The Riddle of the Runaway

An American Library Assn. Notable, ALA editor's choice.This award-winning book is the second in the nine-volume series depicting its hero's struggles, first to find his wizard mother, then to save his very world from extinction. Beginning his search, Gom is given a riddle. Solve it, and his mother will appear, he's told. He soon finds that this is no ordinary brain-teaser but a life riddle that can be solved only through experience. Meeting friends and fleeing from foes out to take the rune, Gom's quest for the riddle's answer leads him up and down the land of Ulm, to the Far Fiords, to the bustling city of Pen'langoth, and beyond. Readers are treated to a fully realized world, many unforgettable characters, and thrilling scenes of suspense and fantasy as Gom, the clever, lonely mountain boy, comes to more fully understand his destiny and the riddle's last line!

On the night young Jed Harmon leaves his home town of Beavers Creek, he vows never to return. A search for a new life lay ahead of him. Meeting up with some cowboys and getting a job on a cattle drive, Jed reckons life has never been so good. However, on reaching Parson’s Creek, the Sheriff is looking for a young outlaw that resembles Jed. Is Jed about to face the hangman? What secret has he kept from his good friends Steve, Henry and Joshua? Jed’s new life is about to take a tumble that could lead him to an early grave.

A runaway can’t outrun her troubles in this spine-tingling installment in R.L. Stine’s bestselling Fear Street series—now with a fresh new look!Shadyside. It sounded like such a nice town, the perfect place for a runaway like Felicia. Nobody here would know about her dark powers. Nobody would know what she’s done. For once, she could be a normal girl. She could be safe. But someone in Shadyside discovers Felicia’s secret. Someone finds out about the awful things her powers made her do. Felicia doesn’t want to run away again. But if she stays, she might lose control. And then people would start to die.

'Everyone knows dragons don’t exist...'The arrival of bossy Aunt Angelica in Ollie and Alice’s woodland camp causes all sorts of problems. Finally Ollie can stand it no longer. To the horror of the dragon families, he disappears!There’s a real danger he will be discovered by Humans. Can he be found before it’s too late?Where is Des when he’s most needed?It’s Emily and Alice to the rescue!This is the fourth of the Dragon Tales Chronicles. Written by Judy Hayman and beautifully illustrated by Caroline Wolfe Murray, this enchanting series of tales about a Scottish Blue family of dragons living in the Highlands of Scotland, trying to avoid being discovered by Humans, is perfect for children aged 6 to 10.

Mila is a waif-like runaway with a dark secret and a fearsome will to survive.Recruited by a powerful, arms-dealing drug lord against her will, Mila is groomed to seduce and ultimately assassinate the drug lord's fiercest rival for power.Only Alexan Casimir - the drug lord's achingly handsome and enigmatic right hand man and heir - holds the key to Mila's survival in a high stakes play for power.Fusing sexual tension with breathtakingly romantic, action-packed writing, The Runaway (volume 1 in the new Mila and Alexan series) is your new high octane guilty reading pleasure.

Leroy "Doodlebug" Barnstable likes to call himself the quickest draw in the west—with a crayon. It's 1923 and Doodle is on the run from a couple of abusive cousins. He stumbles into a travelling Chautauqua show where it's easy to get lost in a crowd—but also easy to lose your heart. This funny and endearing novel by Governor General's Award-winning novelist Glen Huser will make an absorbing read for fourteen and fifteen year olds, boys and girls alike.