Books by Brent Runyon and Complete Book Reviews
Brent Runyon, Author . Knopf $17.95 (384p) ISBN 978-0-375-82621-4
Engrossing from first page to last, this book based on Runyon's own adolescent experiences draws readers into the world of an eighth-grader whose life is irrevocably changed the day he deliberately sets himself on fire. Brent, after narrowly...
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Brent Runyon, Author . Knopf $16.95 (192p) ISBN 978-0-553-49508-9
Less intense but just as candid as his debut The Burn Journals
, Runyon's sensitively wrought novel explores a high-school student coming to terms with his older brother's death. Through Brian's first-person narrative, the author...
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Brent Runyon, Author Knopf $16.99 (197p) ISBN 978-0-375-84446-1
Runyon's (The Burn Journals
; Maybe
) stirring coming-of-age novel is set at the lakeside cottage where Luke and his parents spend two weeks every summer. Each of the four chapters presents a different stage of Luke's adolescence between...
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Brent Runyon, Author Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers $18.99 (196p) ISBN 978-0-375-93543-5
Less intense but just as candid as his debut The Burn Journals, Runyon's sensitively wrought novel explores a high-school student coming to terms with his older brother's death. Through Brian's first-person narrative, the author demonstrates how...
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