Runaway

by Gloria D. Miklowitz

Victoria Brown, a teenager in trouble with the police for being a runaway, is sent to Lavender Lane Cottage, a private home for girls

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.