Bud, Not Buddy
Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father--the renowned bandleader, H.
FIC
year: 2005
copies: 620
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 950
subjects: runaways [X], african americans, depressions, historical fiction, runaway children, extreme read-spunk, michigan, depression, great depression, 1929-1939, runaway, large print books, humorous fiction, historical fiction, electronic books [X], electronic books, audiobooks, compact discs, large type books, children's audiobooks, african american
A Good Long Way
Three Mexican American teenagers in a small-town in Texas struggle with difficulties at home and at school as they try to attain the elusive status of adulthood.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 780
subjects: dysfunctional families, emotional problems of children, runaway children, schools, brothers, texas, family problems, emotional problems, runaways [X], mexican americans, school stories, electronic books [X], electronic books
Under A Painted Sky
"In 1845, Sammy, a Chinese American girl, and Annamae, an African American slave girl, disguise themselves as boys and travel on the Oregon Trail to California from Missouri"--Provided by publisher.
FIC
year: 2016
copies: 24
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 730
subjects: runaway children, sex role, chinese americans, african americans, slavery, oregon national historic trail, west (u.s.), runaways [X], action and adventure fiction, historical fiction, gender role, adventure fiction, western stories, adventure stories, historical fiction, electronic books [X], adventure and adventurers, west (united states), oregon trail
The Girl At Midnight
"A girl who's adopted and raised by a race of creatures with feathers for hair and magic in their veins becomes involved in an ancient war and a centuries-old love, discovering startling truths about the world she lives in"--Provided by publisher.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 15
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 820
subjects: fantasy fiction, orphans, magic, fantasy, fantasy fiction, runaway children, families, imaginary wars and battles, animals, mythical, runaways [X], family life, mythical animals, electronic books [X], electronic books