Todd Runs Away

by Jamie Suzanne and Francine Pascal

Book Overview

There's only one way out.... Todd Wilkins is a great basketball player. His dad thinks nothing is more important. But when Todd joins a creative-writing class taught by an exciting new teacher named... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553481002
• ISBN13: 9780553481006
• Release Date: February 1994
• Publisher: Sweet Valley
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

A GREAT BOOK FOR PRE-TEENS!

Hey, all of you pre-teens out there! Looking for a great read? Then how about trying the SWEET VALLEY TWINS AND FRIENDS series? This particular book in this series is TODD RUNS AWAY. Todd Wilkins has always been a great basketball player (he's one of his middle school's team star players) and so his father has always been happy with him. But when Todd gets signed up for a special creative writing class at school, Todd gets a great teacher named Mark and learns he has other talents, too!Soon Todd starts spending more time with his writing than playing basketball...and his father is NOT happy in the least (Todd's father wants Todd to someday play in the NBA pros). And then Mr. Wilkins's ends up blaming Mark for Todd's messing up during his games and even tries to get Mark fired!Todd is angry with his father and all of Todd's friends are angry with him because they think Todd wants Mark to get fired (all of Todd's friends like the new teacher). So when Todd gets suspended from the basketball team because he cut school by walking off of school grounds, he has to make a decision about whether or not to drop out of the writing class. And when Todd can't seem to figure that one out, he only has one choice left...running away from home.TODD RUNS AWAY is a really good book because not only is it entertaining, but it also gives an important lesson: Running away is not the best answer to all your problems. In fact, running away can make your problems worse. This book was well-written, and realistic, too. Becuase this kind of thing could happen to just about anybody.This is probably still my favorite out of the SWEET VALLEY TWINS AND FRIENDS series. And Todd's final decision at the end may surprise you! So excellent and fun. The perfect book to read on a boring summer day when you have nothing else to do. Read this book and enjoy!

It's a great story!

I love the Sweet Valley Twins series, and especially this book. There are very few books that focus realistically on boys, and I like the way this one does. In the story, Todd Wilkins is experiencing a lot of pressure from his father. Todd is in a writing class, and he's discovering his love of writing. But his father wants Todd to focus on basketball. Todd has too much pressure and he considers running away. I really like the way that Todd finds happiness even after his struggles. It's a very worthwhile book, and it shows the importance of being a good friend.

Probably my favorite Sweet Valley Twins And Friends book!

This book is really good. It's one of my favorite out of the entire "Sweet Valley Twins and Friends" series! You should really read this book. It teaches you an important lesson of life and it's really interesting to find out what happens to Todd. Well, since I can't tell you what happens to Todd in this book, then you'd better go out and read it so you will know what happens to Todd! I can guarentee that you'll love this book!