Runner

by Peter McPhee

Kyle never expected to see Calgary's hard side--its seedy neighborhoods marked with trash-filled lots, abandoned buildings, abandoned lives. But when his 14-year-old sister Meghan runs away from home, he knows he has to track her down.

Soon Kyle discovers a dark world of after-hours clubs, desperate street kids, drugs and violence. As he gradually uncovers clues about Meghan's whereabouts, he realizes that she is in grave danger and his...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550286749
• ISBN13: 9781550286748
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Lorimer Children & Teens
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.5" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 14 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 9 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Soo great!

I am not a big book reader, but i finished this one in 2 days flat because it was such a good book. My friend left it at my house and i just picked it up and statred reading to my surprise i cooldnt stop! it was such a great novel and had a great story line. I cant wait to read another one of Peater Mc Phees novels

Great Book!

The book Runner is fairly short, a little over 140 pages. It's about a football player named Kyle who moves from a wealthier class to a lower class of town, where there are a lot of homeless people and goths and scums. His sister Meghan, ran away because of family troubles and not fitting in and everything. Kyle finds her diary and he starts to believe that it was his fault that Meghan ran away because he wasn't acting like an ideal older brother. The story contains parts of Meghan's diary, and you can relate that to what happens to Kyle. He meets this one Gothic girl who, he discovers, can lead him to where his sister is. There's a lot of detail and you feel as if you're actually there. It's a great story, and I totally recommend it!