Books with title The Runaway Jury

This is based on a true story about a hen who ran away from the author's coop in order to lay a clutch of eggs in the neighboring garden. The author wondered what had happened to her pet hen and was worried that she had died! But three weeks later, much to the authors relief, the hen returned with a bunch of baby chicks! Story is written and illustrated by author Nina Struthers.

When Zach and Johnathan decided to run away and be on their own. Mike offered to help them, but he was not going. Carrying almost six hundred dollars, Mike's tent, and some groceries, they left their homes, leaving Mike to spread rumors as to where they were supposed to have gone. Actually, they camped out in the woods behind Mike's house at night and slipped through the door Mike left unlocked to eat and watch television during the day. Find out what adventures they had during the week they were gone, and how the police finally caught them. Did they gain the freedom they longed for?

It's 1923 and Leroy is on the run from a couple of abusive cousins. He stumbles into a traveling 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.

'Wendy trudged the streets not sure where to go. She'd left home that morning, her rucksack over her shoulder with a few clothes, but with no clear plan of what she should do. If she was uncertain which way to take, she was very certain she couldn't simply carry on with life as if nothing had happened. Her world had fallen apart.' Wendy is devastated when her parents announce that they are seperating. Filled with misery, she runs away fro home and makes a new friend who offers sympathy and practical help. It doesn't take long, however to realise that she has made a terrible mistake. Terrified and alone, Wendy wonders whether she will ever escape alive.

Children just want to have fun! But sometimes, that fun gets out of hand. Children don't always understand that rules set by their parents are made to protect and guide them. They don't understand that these rules are made out of love for them. The Runaway Day is a story about a little girl and her two siblings who learn this lesson the hard way. It's a story that is fun to read and that any child could relate to.