runaway children

"In 1845, Sammy, a Chinese American girl, and Annamae, an African American slave girl, disguise themselves as boys and travel on the Oregon Trail to California from Missouri"--Provided by publisher.

Sixteen-year-old Angel struggles to free herself from the trap of prostitution in which she is caught.

Sheltering beneath a Los Angeles freeway overpass, a group of street people comprised of homeless men, runaway teenagers, and a feisty bag lady manages to grow together into an unlikely family.

Relates the stories of twelve-year-old Ben, who loses his mother and his hearing in a short time frame and decides to leave his Minnesota home in 1977 to seek the father he has never known in New York City; and Rose, who lives with her father but feels compelled to search for what is missing in her life. Ben's story is told in words; Rose's in pictures.

Two girls, misfits at snobbish Rossiter Hall school, take over an abandoned cottage. All is well until an 18-year-old boy on the run appears.

"Was it all just a frightfully realistic dream? That's what Erik thinks when he wakes up at home, no longer on a dangerous patchwork planet populated with monsters. Now he's back in his own bed. Breakfast is ready, freshly prepared by his mom. But something still feels strange. Were the evil duo Doctor Once and Baalikar real or imagined? And what of his friends Princess Thea and Morgan Dwar? Is Erik actually back home or is he really the only living boy?"--Back cover.

The author describes her life, beginning with the trauma and violence that caused her to run away at an early age, the kindness of strangers that allowed her to start over and pursue a master's degree, and her subsequent dedication to helping other at-risk youth.

When Keena goes missing before her big art show, Xriss knows something is wrong. He follows clues to find her and quickly discovers that he's not the only one looking. Her abusive father and a local gang are both on her trail. Xriss needs to find Keena before it's too late.

When Jake, thirteen, and Taylor, eleven, learn that their mother is still alive but facing grave danger if they do not return the money they took from her abusive boyfriend, Bull, they leave their father, who is not eager to help, and set off on their own again for a late autumn trek from Wyoming to Pittsburgh.

In 1916, twelve-year-old Jack Garron runs away from the home he has with his adopted mother to find the wayward minstrel father who abandoned him as a baby. But life on the road is hard and Jack soon encounters horrors he could never have imagined.