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Running on the Cracks by [Julia Donaldson]

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A runaway thriller for fans of Anne Cassidy and Jacqueline Wilson, by Children’s Laureate Julia Donaldson.

Driven away by the disturbing behaviour of her uncle, 15-year-old Leo flees her aunt’s home, where she has been living since the sudden death of her musician parents. She heads to Glasgow, hoping to discover the secret behind the feud between her father and his Chinese family. Leo’s journey is peopled with fabulous characters, including 13-year old Finlay an amateur sleuth and even-more-amateur Goth and Mary a Johnny Cash-and-chocolate-biscuit fanatic.

In Running on the Cracks, Julia Donaldson has crafted a funny, moving, heart-stopping thriller with characters that will stay in your heart long after you have turned the final uplifting page. Julia has long been a household name thanks to her raft of best-selling picture books, but in her first book for teens she offers readers who enjoyed The Gruffalo as a child something completely new.

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9 - 14 years
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225 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Farshore
Publication date

6 March 2010
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978-1405222334
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"Leo's plight is universal and sure to attract the attention and empathy of many American teens."--"Booklist"

"This fast-paced, richly characterized Scottish import, imbued with the important message that friends are the family you choose, will be a boon to libraries looking to add more world literature to their teen collections."--"Kirkus Reviews"

"This engaging, bittersweet story follows biracial British teenager Leonora ('Leo') Watts-Chan... The fast pace and short chapters should appeal to readers, who will celebrate the hopeful ending."--"Publishers Weekly"

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Julia Donaldson Julia Donaldson is the best-selling author of The Gruffalo, The Giants and the Joneses, The Wrong Kind of Bark, Spinderella and Night Monkey, Day Monkey. She lives in Glasgow with her husband and spends a lot of time touring the country doing readings - and singing! Garry Parsons Garry Parsons has illustrated many books for children including best-seller The Dinosaur that Pooped Christmas written by McFly band members Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter. Garry's illustrations also appear regularly in magazines and newspapers as well as in advertising campaigns for the likes of Proctor & Gamble and Harrods. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B003B5M0PY
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Farshore; UK ed. edition (6 March 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 615 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 225 pages

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Julia Donaldson is a top selling author of children’s books with over 65 million books sold worldwide. Among her greatest successes are Room on the Broom, The Gruffalo and Stick Man (all illustrated by Axel Scheffler), What the Ladybird Heard (illustrated by Lydia Monks) and The Giant Jumperee (illustrated by Helen Oxenbury). Julia’s books have been translated into over 72 languages.

Julia lives in the UK with her husband Malcolm and divides her time between Sussex in the South and Edinburgh in Scotland. From 2011 to 2013, she was the UK Children’s Laureate. Julia writes fiction, poems, plays and songs, as well as picture books. The TV films of The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom have both been nominated for Oscars.

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elena

Great wee book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 April 2022

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I liked the mix of characters and the descriptions of Glasgow. The story was interesting and very engaging. When's the next book coming out?!!

ISLA

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 December 2021

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Good read for adolescent in the modern day world. Recommended by a friend and recommended now by me

S. Bradley

enchanting but gritty

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 October 2012

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12 year old boy was engrossed in this book from the very first page and that is really saying something as he usually has his nose stuck in his portable play station!

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Excalibur

Really liked it !

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 January 2013

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My daughter says : "Great story, pity the book was too short, compared to the books I normally read.
Can we have a sequel please ?"

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Running on the Cracks

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 August 2009

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I'm aware of Julia Donaldson via her childrens's books, which are excellent. This book is good, but aimed at a young (teenage) audience. Realistic descriptions of Glasgow and Glasgow life.

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