Books with title The Runaway Train

Go for a whimsical, runaway train ride with an adventurous little engine as he explores his big world, finally deciding that home is best. A book and toy in one, the pages fasten securely together, making its real wooden wheels fully functional! This unique format allows children to both gleefully enjoy the rhyming story and play with its starring character.

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.