Still, readers will be drawn to Holly as she shifts between her search for a safe place to live, her anger at the foster care system and her reflections on the circumstances that led up to her mother's overdose. Van Draanen's (the Sammy Keyes series) portrayal of Holly's situation is gravely realistic, though some of Holly's entries seem too perfectly written for a poorly educated 12-year-old. Holly's diary entries, which include poetry, unspool as ongoing conversations with Ms.
She is the author of the 18-book Edgar-winning Sammy Keyes series, and wrote Flipped which was named a Top 100 Children’s Novel for the 21st Century by SLJ, and became a Warner Brothers feature film with Rob Reiner directing. She is smart and resourceful, and she manages to make it across the country on her own. Wendelin Van Draanen has written more than thirty novels for young readers and teens. Holly's run away before, but this time she actually gets awayand what felt like an escape at first soon becomes a daily struggle for survival. Sammie introduces Holly to two women (mother and daughter) who eventually become the family Holly has been longing for. This diary of a runaway girl and her search for a home celebrates hope, resilience, and happy endings. Constantly moving from place to place, Holly is caught off guard when Sammie, from the soup kitchen, offers help. Evans, Holly runs away, eventually making her way to California. Leone, who gives Holly the journal ("It'll help you turn the page"). Runaway is a powerful depiction of the struggles the homeless encounter on a daily basis, especially for the homeless youth.
Evans accuse her of lying, stealing and drug use, then, as punishment, lock Holly in the laundry room for days. Knopf, 15. Holly has already thwarted the sexual advances of one foster father and now, living with the Evans, things aren't any better. Through her journal entries, 12-year-old Holly Janquell reveals her experiences living in foster homes since her mother died of a drug overdose two years ago.
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