cover image CHARLIE'S RUN

CHARLIE'S RUN

Valerie Hobbs, . . Puffin, $5.99 (176pp) ISBN 978-0-14-230204-0

PW called this novel "an emotionally complex rendition of a familiar story: boy runs away, then realizes there's no place like home. Hobbs's energetic, honest storytelling will hook readers." Ages 8-12. (Nov.)