Running on the Cracks

by Julia Donaldson

On Sale: 03/08/2010

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Running on the Cracks

by Julia Donaldson

On Sale: 03/08/2010

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A runaway thriller for fans of Anne Cassidy and Jacqueline Wilson, by Children’s Laureate Julia Donaldson.

Driven away by the disturbing behaviour of her uncle, 15-year-old Leo flees her aunt’s home, where she has been living since the sudden death of her musician parents. She heads to Glasgow, hoping to discover the secret behind the feud between her father and his Chinese family. Leo’s journey is peopled with fabulous characters, including 13-year old Finlay an amateur sleuth and even-more-amateur Goth and Mary a Johnny Cash-and-chocolate-biscuit fanatic.

In Running on the Cracks, Julia Donaldson has crafted a funny, moving, heart-stopping thriller with characters that will stay in your heart long after you have turned the final uplifting page. Julia has long been a household name thanks to her raft of best-selling picture books, but in her first book for teens she offers readers who enjoyed The Gruffalo as a child something completely new.

Product Details

ISBN: 9781405249379
ISBN 10: 1405249374
Imprint: Farshore
On Sale: 03/08/2010
Pages: 352
List Price:7.99 CAD
Ages: 9 to 14
BISAC1 : JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship
BISAC2 : JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Orphans & Foster Homes
BISAC3 : JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories
BISAC4 : JUVENILE FICTION / Law & Crime
BISAC5 : JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories

Julia Donaldson

Biography

Julia Donaldson, the 2011–2013 Children's Laureate, is the multi-award-winning author of many of the world's best-loved picture books. Among her acclaimed titles are The Gruffalo, What the Ladybird Heard, Stick Man, Zog, The Smeds and the Smoos, The Scarecrows' Wedding and Night Monkey, Day Monkey. Her books have collectively sold over 17 million copies and been translated into 75 languages. Julia also writes poems, plays, songs and fiction for older children and, together with her husband Malcolm, has performed stage shows all over the world.

Lucy Richardson is originally from Middlesex, she studied at North Wales School of Art & Design at Glyndwr University, and now lives in Devon with her 4 yr old son and fat tabby cat. After winning an award from Hallmark for her final university show, it didn’t take long for Lucy to establish herself as a much-loved illustrator within children’s books. She has illustrated texts with Michael Morpurgo and Julia Donaldson, as well as writing and illustrating her own book The Magic Sky. “In my spare time when I’m not drawing or painting, I love going on outdoor adventures with my little boy, whose imagination is a delight!…