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Run for It!
Set in 1939 as the world goes to war RUN FOR IT! follows the cross-country path of two teenage American boys who witness a murder and run for their lives.
To the killers who are after them, Robert Bell and Merwyn Peterson look like easy prey. And they are -- a couple of yearlings separated by wolves from the herd.
Afraid to confide in their parents or go to the police, the boys try to escape their pursuers by staying close behind them - tailing them from Chicago to New York City and up the Atlantic coast to Eastport, Maine.
There, finally, in the Bay of Fundy, off Campobello Island, where the Roosevelts have their "little cottage," (twenty rooms!) the boys are caught.
They face a fate worse than death.
What they need, besides ingenuity and courage, is a miracle.
RUN FOR IT! is a coming of age story that will be enjoyed by readers of all ages from teens to senior adults.
To the killers who are after them, Robert Bell and Merwyn Peterson look like easy prey. And they are -- a couple of yearlings separated by wolves from the herd.
Afraid to confide in their parents or go to the police, the boys try to escape their pursuers by staying close behind them - tailing them from Chicago to New York City and up the Atlantic coast to Eastport, Maine.
There, finally, in the Bay of Fundy, off Campobello Island, where the Roosevelts have their "little cottage," (twenty rooms!) the boys are caught.
They face a fate worse than death.
What they need, besides ingenuity and courage, is a miracle.
RUN FOR IT! is a coming of age story that will be enjoyed by readers of all ages from teens to senior adults.
310 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 1, 2008
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May 7, 2013
This is not, as claimed in the blurb, a tale for all ages. It is a middle grade adventure story of an old-fashioned sort. Unfortunately its content is unlikely to appeal strongly to modern urban youth since the setting and characters are probably too remote to enable them to identify with. Older readers will find the setting more interesting but the tale far too superficial.
The setting in the late 1930s is relatively well done but there are bits that seem to be tacked on or included merely because the research had been done and shouldn't be wasted – they do not advance the story or add to the atmosphere. The history is sound but sometimes irrelevant.
The boys, Merwyn and Robert, are well enough drawn but most of the adult protagonists are pale shadows who go through some strained scenarios. I found Patrick utterly unbelievable.
The writing is workmanlike without jarringly poor grammar, punctuation or editing errors.
The setting in the late 1930s is relatively well done but there are bits that seem to be tacked on or included merely because the research had been done and shouldn't be wasted – they do not advance the story or add to the atmosphere. The history is sound but sometimes irrelevant.
The boys, Merwyn and Robert, are well enough drawn but most of the adult protagonists are pale shadows who go through some strained scenarios. I found Patrick utterly unbelievable.
The writing is workmanlike without jarringly poor grammar, punctuation or editing errors.
September 22, 2016
Kind of juvenile
The main characters were about 16 years old so the story was more geared that way as it was told from their perspective. Similar to a Hardy Boys mystery.
The main characters were about 16 years old so the story was more geared that way as it was told from their perspective. Similar to a Hardy Boys mystery.
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