Runaway!
Publisher
Standard Pub
Publication Year
1989
ISBN
9780874035889
Pages
140 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
After leaving home because her drunken father frequently beats her, fourteen-year-old Jodie tries out a couple of foster homes and eventually finds peace with a loving Christian family.
Grade Level
3-5, 6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Foster care; Family violence; foster teenager; foster family; foster home; abusive father; physical abuse
Main Character
female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
foster mother and father
Keywords
Christianity; kidnapping; runaway; peace
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Willig, Janet, "Runaway!" (1989). Diverse Families. 269.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/269