Hit the Ground Running (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781459815445)

Sixteen-year-old Dee and her seven-year-old brother, Eddie, have been on their own for six weeks. Their father has seemingly vanished into the baking Arizona desert. Their money is drying up and the rent is coming due, but it's a visit from a social worker and the prospect of being separated from Eddie that scares Dee enough to flee. She dupes her brother into packing up and embarking on the long road trip to Canada, their birthplace and former home. Lacking a driver's license and facing a looming interrogation at the border, Dee rations their money and food as they burn down the interstate in their ancient, decrepit car.

Author: Alison Hughes
ISBN-10: 1459815440
ISBN-13: 9781459815445
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Language: English
Published: 08/29/2017
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.50w x 0.80d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.8
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 503044 / Hit the Ground Running


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2017
School Library Journal 08/01/2017
Publishers Weekly 07/31/2017
Shelf Awareness 08/29/2017