William S. and the Great Escape (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781416967637)

William S. Baggett is a good kid trapped in a really awful family. William has his running-away money ready to go, he's just been waiting until he's older than twelve to leave. When his big brothers flush his sister's pet guinea pig down the toilet, she insists they leave now. And take the two littlest Baggetts with them. So they head out in the middle of the night, ready to escape to their aunt Fiona's house.

Unfortunately the trip doesn't go exactly as planned. It's not so easy traveling with two little kids, and some help from a lonely rich girl makes it even more complicated. Will they ever make it to Aunt Fiona's? And if they do, will she let them stay?

This is the story of four children who learn that sometimes you have to run away before you can find your way home.

Author: Zilpha Keatley Snyder
ISBN-10: 141696763X
ISBN-13: 9781416967637
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 09/15/2009
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.44w x 0.82d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.6
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 133782 / William S. and the Great Escape

Award: Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) - Silver Medal Winner
Award: Land of Enchantment Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 07/01/2009 pg. 61
Kirkus Review - Children 08/01/2009
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2009
School Library Journal 10/01/2009 pg. 136
Publishers Weekly 10/05/2009 pg. 49
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2010 pg. 83 - Recommended, Satisfactory