Runaway

by Gloria D. Miklowitz

Slowly, she removed the Derby and sat stroking it. She let her fingers run lovingly around the small, felt brim,waiting for the familiar warmth of securtiy to flow upward as it usually did. Touching the hat was like rubbing a magic lantern. She could always bring Mike before her. His voice, his touch,his face, the dozens of sweet unforgettable memories they has shared would be there to choose from. Only now, for some reason. Mike seemed so long ago and far away, like someone she had read about. She shook her head hard. Mike loved her, and she loved him. She must hold on to that. Nobody else cared...not her horrible stepfather...not her wishy-washy mother...

157 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1977

About the author

With a relentless concern about contemporary issues and problems that affect teenagers, Gloria D. Miklowitz (USA, b. 1927) examined such topics as rape, suicide, teen marriage, divorce, AIDS, sexual abuse, and racial prejudice in her novels. She helped teen readers look at underground militias, vigilantism, religious cults, steroid use among high school athletes, and the effects of nuclear war. She enabled readers to view the famous battle of Masada from both sides. She also wrote nonfiction on a variety of subjects, from earthquakes and raccoons to President Harry Truman, civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., and tennis star Tracy Austin.

Reviews

[MARINA · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesante, empatizas con la protagonista.

[Meaghan Steeves · Rating 4 out of 5]

I appreciated that the author ended on a hopeful note but this one was hard to get through.