Runner

By Carl Deuker, Read by Zachary Roe

Price: $13.99

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Runner

By Carl Deuker, Read by Zachary Roe

Price: $13.99

About the Book

When a new job falls his way, Chance jumps at the opportunity, becoming a runner who picks up strange packages on a daily route and delivers them to a shady man at the marina. Chase knows how much he will earn—what he doesn’t know is how much he will pay.

Suspenseful, fast-paced, and timely, this novel avoids easy answers as it examines issues of terrorism and patriotism, fear and courage, and lives of privilege and poverty.

Product Details

ISBN: 9780547349459
Imprint: Clarion Books
On Sale: Apr 23, 2007
List price: $13.99
No of pages: 224
Trim Size:
BISAC 1: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Action & Adventure / General *
BISAC 2: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Law & Crime *
BISAC 3: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Poverty & Homelessness
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BISAC 5:
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Carl Deuker

Biography

Carl Deuker is the author of many sports novels, including On the Devil’s Court, Heart of a Champion, and Painting the Black, all of which were selected as ALA Best Books for Young Adults. He lives in Seattle, Washington.

Zachary Roe

Reviews

“The sports and suspenseful action will easily draw readers, as will the gripping adventure’s deeper issues of crime, class, ineffectual parents, and a teen’s questions about his uncertain future.” Booklist, ALA

“Writing in a fast-paced, action-packed, but at the same time reflective style, Deuker uses fewer sports scenes than in his previous novels, and instead uses running as a hook to entice readers into a perceptive coming-of-age novel.” School Library Journal

“Fast-paced and suspenseful.” Horn Book —

About the Book

When a new job falls his way, Chance jumps at the opportunity, becoming a runner who picks up strange packages on a daily route and delivers them to a shady man at the marina. Chase knows how much he will earn—what he doesn’t know is how much he will pay.

Suspenseful, fast-paced, and timely, this novel avoids easy answers as it examines issues of terrorism and patriotism, fear and courage, and lives of privilege and poverty.

Product Details

ISBN: 9780547349459
Imprint: Clarion Books
On Sale: Apr 23, 2007
List price: $13.99
No of pages: 224
Trim Size:
BISAC 1: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Action & Adventure / General *
BISAC 2: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Law & Crime *
BISAC 3: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Poverty & Homelessness
BISAC 4:
BISAC 5:
BISAC 6:

Carl Deuker

Biography

Carl Deuker is the author of many sports novels, including On the Devil’s Court, Heart of a Champion, and Painting the Black, all of which were selected as ALA Best Books for Young Adults. He lives in Seattle, Washington.

Zachary Roe

Reviews

“The sports and suspenseful action will easily draw readers, as will the gripping adventure’s deeper issues of crime, class, ineffectual parents, and a teen’s questions about his uncertain future.” Booklist, ALA

“Writing in a fast-paced, action-packed, but at the same time reflective style, Deuker uses fewer sports scenes than in his previous novels, and instead uses running as a hook to entice readers into a perceptive coming-of-age novel.” School Library Journal

“Fast-paced and suspenseful.” Horn Book —

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