You Can Run

Robyn Hunter Mysteries #2

by Norah McClintock

Trisha Hanover has a history of running away from home, but this time she hasn't come back. To make matters worse, Robyn said something mean to Trisha in a moment of anger. Feeling responsible for Trisha's disappearance, Robyn sets out to track her down. But when she discovers Trisha, Robyn also finds enough danger for the both of them.

Genres: Mystery, Young Adult, Romance, Contemporary, Teen, Mystery Thriller, Canada

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Norah McClintock’s fascinating mysteries are hard to put down. Her Chloe & Levesque series, Mike & Riel series, and Robyn Hunter series, all published by Scholastic Canada, have been popular with readers in many countries. Norah has also written several crime novels for reluctant readers in the Orca Soundings series from Orca Book Publishers,

Norah is a five-time winner of the Crime Writers of Canada's Arthur Ellis Award for Best Juvenile Crime Novel. Read Mistaken Identity, The Body in the Basement, Sins of the Father, Scared to Death, and Break and Enter to find out why! Norah's books have been translated into more than a dozen languages, and she has won numerous awards.

Awards:
Arthur Ellis Award - Juvenile
o 1996 – Mistaken Identity – Winner
o 1998 – The Body in the Basement – Winner
o 1999 – Sins of the Father – Winner
o 2002 – Scared to Death – Winner
o 2003 – Break and Enter – Winner

Red Maple Award
o 2004 – Hit and Run – Winner

Reviews

[Nujhat]

reading it for a project, not like a book you would expect then BAM it hits you in the face
AWESOME BOOK

[Sapph]

so good, ,luv nick.

[Zoé Binet · Rating 3 out of 5]

Honestly, this almost felt like reading an essay. The story had so much potential, and they took it, but the writing was almost legitimately annoying. If you want to read it, read it. My opinion doesn't need to matter to you. I didn't like the writing of this book. And that is why I'm putting a low rating.

[Eshaan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Eshaan Kak
MYP 2.1
Language and Literature
10th April 2015
You Can’t Run
In the book, You Can’t Run there is a girl called Robyn. Robyn is on a mystery to find a dangerous gang called the snakeheads. The snakeheads are a Chinese gang that smuggles people illegally to other countries by sending the people in a crate on a boat. On the way to find more about the snakeheads Robyn and her friend Morgan are kidnapped by two people called Ling-Kung and Phillip. However, there two men with a gun and took all four of them to a warehouse. Soon after that, there was an explosion in the warehouse there was a massive fight between the police and the two men but in the end, Morgan and Robyn were safe. The setting is in California US and it was in 2006. There were three main characters in this story. Those characters were Robyn Hunter, Nick, and Morgan. Robyn Hunter is the main protagonist in this story she is smart, brave, always calm even in tough situations and curious. Despite the fact she is brave and calm, she is sometimes scared. The second main character is Nick. Nick is always up to dangerous and illegal work but despite the fact he is a criminal he is Robyn’s boyfriend. Nick is smart, stony hearted, secretive and sensitive. In the book, Nick is the strongest character. The last main character is Morgan. Morgan is nice but also she acts a bit jerky. She is Robyn’s best friend she is sensitive, curious and she acts a bit bossy.
Firstly in the book Robyn is looking for Nick in a parade. Nick was standing in front with a pink hat and with an envelope. When Robyn asked him why is he dressed like that, Nick tells Robyn politely to go but Robyn doesn’t listen and her curiosity continues after 5 minutes of Robyn questioning Nick, he finally states that he has collected money from other shops and he is going to give it to man. Although, he didn’t state why he was doing this. After that he started to question Nick why he was doing this. As a result of so many questions, Nick got angry and had an argument with her. In the end, Nick insults Robyn and her walks away crying about the insult. 2 minutes later Morgan joined her and they were chatting. Suddenly a man stole Robyn’s backpack both of the girls started chasing him but suddenly on the way, a man with a scarf points a gun at Robyn and tells her to stop chasing the man.
In my opinion, I mainly like the book because of its action packed moments and how they make the action survive longer in the book. I also like how they use a lot of extensive vocabulary because it teaches me new words. At times the book was confusing because it didn’t describe the plot to well. I also liked the ending because everything was solved and the conflict was over and everyone was happy with each. The book was not that hard to read because usually the words were really simple but sometimes I had ask someone about 3 or 4 words I didn’t understand in the book but later on I understood it. The most favorite part of the book was when Morgan and Robyn were kidnapped and how the police busted in and had a major gun fight with them. The main I reason this part is because it was finished in 5 minutes but the authors style of writing made it seem like it lasted for a long time. One book I can make a connection is TinTin because he is also a young child that is interested in mysteries and gets caught but escapes.
In my opinion, this book is rated 4.5/5 stars I think this book deserves this amount of stars because of its extensive use of vocabulary and how the author also shows sympathy for the girl sometimes by stating how defenseless and how she is badly injured. I also think that this book deserves 4.5 stars because how they describe the plot really well and how the author describes what feeling each character is going through. I recommend this book to students because they can learn new vocabulary from the book. I also recommended because of its well-balanced genres of love, action and thriller. One more reason I recommend this book to other students is that they will have a huge interest when they start reading the book.

[Elizabeth Nygren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nothing like 1:30 in the morning readings to keep the insomniac awake. I love love LOVE mysteries. They always get my heart pounding. They're especially intriguing when you read them at night. So riveting. I've had the reading bug lately which is really nice. I love seeing how these Robyn Hunter mysteries come together. It's always strange and unexpected. Just what I love. My favourite thing is that it's a YA book about mysteries. Yes, there is a little romance, but that is not the main element, which I think is important. My favourite character is probably Mac Hunter, Robyn's dad, just because he's so whimsical. I'm having so much fun reading these again. And in order!! It makes so much more sense now. Can't wait to read the third one!

[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

In this book, Robyn Hunter is the daughter of a ex- police officer who is now a detective and a lawyer. Robyn goes to the same school as the weirdest most creepest loaner ever... Trisha. Trisha has yet again runaway but this time it is different. She's been missing for a while now and Robyn can't not help once she finds out her father is on the case. Robyn had said something to upset her and thinks that it is her fault that she ran away. This book follows Robyn on a scary adventure in search for her weird classmate.

[Gloria · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very engaging mystery for the Young Adult group. Robyn wants to save a girl she barely knows from the danger she thinks the girl faces at home, but she is unaware of the convoluted story the girl is living. The writing is straightforward and adult, and as such escapes the sometimes cutesy condescending tone and light-hearted treatment one can find in YA novels. Adults looking for a quick read would also be satisfied with this book.

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this one first before Last Chance. I loved it so much that when I saw the rest of the series in the book order in school, I had to have them all. Robyn is honestly one of my favorite fictional characters, and I saw a lot of myself in her (or who I wanted to be). There is always a twist at the end of the books once you think everything's resolved, and you never see them coming. They're so great.

[Dolores · Rating 4 out of 5]

The second book in the Robyn Hunter series didn't let me down. Once again we got an interesting mystery with likable characters. I like that Robyn's parents aren't depicted as bad guys. They have a complicated relationship, but they both obviously love her and she has a great relationship with both of them. Not something you see often in YA lit.

[Kat · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was the first book I read of the series, not realizing it was the second book. I own it and have read it a number of times. I got it for free when scholastic was late on another book order. But it was an amazing read.

[Westward Woess · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm too old for this book, this was a book that was definitely for the younger set. The mystery was good but easily solvable. If I were a couple years younger I probably would have liked this a lot more.

[Aidyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book. I like the different characters they all contrast in this book but then you see some of them work together. I think the main theme of this book is things aren't always what they seem. Because some one you thought has good intentions may be working for bad.

[Jessie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked the first Robyn Hunter book better but I still thoroghly enjoyed this one.

[Sammy white · Rating 5 out of 5]

i really like the series

[Dani Galindo · Rating 4 out of 5]

it was a very interesting book, really really liked it

[Shanna_redwind · Rating 4 out of 5]

A well done YA mystery. The characters were interesting and had some depth to them and the plot had enough twists to keep me reading.

[Nikki · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fast-paced, light mystery with some dead-on insights into troubled teens. The relationship between Robyn and her parents is pretty good, too!

[Abbeyv · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book. I plan to continue on with the series. My #1 suggestion for those who enjoy mysteries, or suspense.

[Lyla Mayer · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thought it was a OK book. It didn't give me the story and emotion i thought it had. It left some mystery and kept me reading and kept me reading for a while but i eventually got bored of the random events.

[Brandon]

It was nice to see Robyn taking traits from her dad AND her mom to solve mysteries that not even some of the greatest detectives in the world could solve!



(the detective thing refers to the in-book detectives, not real ones)