The Runaways (book)
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The Runaways is a 1987 novel written by Ruth Thomas
about two children, Julia Winter and Nathan Browne, who run away from their individual homes once their teachers and parents find out that they have money that does not belong to them.
declaring it "A first rate novel".
It is set in the East End of London
in the 1980s, but throughout the book the children travel to places including Brighton
and Exmoor
.
Ruth Thomas (children's writer)
Ruth Thomas was a children's fiction author. Her debut book The Runaways won the 1988 Guardian Children's Fiction Award....
about two children, Julia Winter and Nathan Browne, who run away from their individual homes once their teachers and parents find out that they have money that does not belong to them.
Awards and nominations
Winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Award 1988, it drew critical acclaim, with The GuardianThe Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
declaring it "A first rate novel".
It is set in the East End of London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
in the 1980s, but throughout the book the children travel to places including Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
and Exmoor
Exmoor
Exmoor is an area of hilly open moorland in west Somerset and north Devon in South West England, named after the main river that flows out of the district, the River Exe. The moor has given its name to a National Park, which includes the Brendon Hills, the East Lyn Valley, the Vale of Porlock and ...
.