The Journey Back
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Journey Back
By (Author) Priscilla Cummings
Penguin Putnam Inc
Puffin
3rd October 2013
United States
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Runaways
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Bullying, violence, abuse and pe
Childrens / Teenage: Personal and social topics
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods, feelings and be
Childrens / Teenage fiction and true stories
FIC
Physical Properties
Paperback
272
Width 129mm, Height 197mm, Spine 17mm
198g
Description
A teenage boy faces his past and seeks redemption in the gripping companion book to Red Kayak Nine months in a juvenile detention facility was the punishment for his crime. After just a month he makes a bold escape that nearly kills him and soon an angry fourteen-year-old Digger is on the run. When injuries stop him, Digger hides at a riverside campground, where he befriends a young boy and a girl his own age. New friends, a job caring for rescued horses, and risking his life to save another make Digger realize that the journey back is not just about getting home. But he come to terms with his troubled past and face what he's really running from
Reviews
"An exciting, thoughtful story."
VOYA
"This high-action journey has suspense to spare, and the continual near misses will keep readers cheering for Digger."
Booklist
Author Bio
Priscilla Cummings is the author of fourteen picture books and several novels for children, including A Face First, an ALA Notable, and Red Kayak, an ALA Best Books for Young Adults and winner of the Oklahoma Sequoyah and Maryland Black-Eyed Susan awards. Her novel, Blindsided, was named to the 2011 Children's Choice list. Ms. Cummings lives with her family in Annapolis, Maryland.
