Run Away Home is a 1997 book by Patricia McKissack. Set in the late 19th century, it is about an African-American girl, Sarah Jane, who finds an Apache boy in the family barn and the subsequent affects on their lives.

Run Away Home
AuthorPatricia McKissack
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's literature, Historical novel, US history
Published1997 (Scholastic)
Publication placeUSA
Media typePrint (hardback, paperback)
Pages160
ISBN9780590467513
OCLC35620346

Reception

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School Library Journal, in a review of Run Away Home, wrote "Grabbing readers with wonderful characters, an engaging plot, and vital themes, McKissack weaves a compelling story of cultural clash, tragedy, accommodation, and ultimate triumph.‘"[1] while Booklist found it a "generally fast-paced story flags occasionally when information-heavy dialogue intrudes." and concluded "The happy ending ties things up too neatly, but this story is fine for the undemanding reader who wants an old-fashioned, feel-good saga."[1]

Run Away Home has also been reviewed by Publishers Weekly,[2] and The Horn Book Magazine.[3]

Awards

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  • 1997 CCBC Choice[4]
  • 1999-2000 Young Hoosier Intermediate (4-6) Award - nominee[5]
  • 2000 NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K to Grade 6[6]
  • 2001 NCTE Kaleidoscope: A Multicultural Booklist for Grades K-8[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Run away home". Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  2. ^ "Run Away Home". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. September 29, 1997. Retrieved March 8, 2017. McKissack's skillful presentation of the obstacles confronting minorities after the Civil War makes this not only a captivating tale, but a comprehensive introduction to a pivotal period in U.S. history.
  3. ^ Run Away Home. Scholastic. 1998. ISBN 978-0-590-46751-3. Retrieved March 8, 2017. McKissack knows how to pace a story, create suspense, and interweave per-iod details of the late nine-teenth century into a coherent narrative. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  4. ^ Kathleen T. Horning; Ginny Moore Kruse; Megan Schliesman (1998). CCBC Choices 1997: Fiction for Children (PDF). Friends of the CCBC Inc. p. 57. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  5. ^ "1974-2016 YHBA Nominations" (PDF). ilfonline.org. Indiana Library Federation. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  6. ^ Kathryn Mitchell Pierce, ed. (2000). Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K--Grade 6 - Exploring Our Past (PDF). NCTE. p. 66. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  7. ^ Junko Yokota, ed. (2001). Kaleidoscope: A Multicultural Booklist for Grades K-8 - History and Historical Fiction (PDF). NCTE. p. 61. Retrieved March 12, 2017.