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The runaways / Ulf Stark ; illustrated by Kitty Crowther ; translated by Julia Marshall.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Swedish Publisher: Wellington, New Zealand, Gecko Press, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: English-language editionDescription: 129 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781776572335
  • 1776572335
  • 9781776572342
  • 1776572343
Uniform titles:
  • Rymlingarna. English
Related works:
  • Translation of: Stark, Ulf, 1944-2017. Rymlingarna
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "Grandpa's in the hospital and hating it. He swears at the nurses and makes trouble for everyone. Dad finds it too stressful to visit, but Gottfried Junior visits Grandpa as often as he's allowed, and when he's not allowed, he goes anyway. Grandpa thinks only of the place he was happiest--the island where he lived with Grandma before she died. He wants to go back one last time, but they won't let him out of the hospital. Gottfried Junior and Grandpa take things into their own hands. If running away is the only way to get to the island, then they'll be runaways."--Page [2] of cover.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Fiction Stark Ulf Available 33111009380607
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Fiction Stark Ulf Available 33111009706363
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The Runaways is an inter-generational adventure filled with warmth and humor from one of the world's great writers for children.



Grandpa hates being in hospital. He thinks only of the place he was happiest--the island where he used to live. He wants to go back, but they won't let him out of the hospital.



So Gottfried Junior, his namesake, helps Grandpa make a plan to run away. They think of everything. Their deception is so complete that when Gottfried Junior finally decides to tell the truth, no one believes him.

"Original title: Rymlingarna."--Colophon.

Translated from the Swedish.

"Grandpa's in the hospital and hating it. He swears at the nurses and makes trouble for everyone. Dad finds it too stressful to visit, but Gottfried Junior visits Grandpa as often as he's allowed, and when he's not allowed, he goes anyway. Grandpa thinks only of the place he was happiest--the island where he lived with Grandma before she died. He wants to go back one last time, but they won't let him out of the hospital. Gottfried Junior and Grandpa take things into their own hands. If running away is the only way to get to the island, then they'll be runaways."--Page [2] of cover.

Accelerated Reader MG 3.6 2.0 Quiz No. 501144 EN Fiction

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