runaway children

Grapette, a baby grape that lives cradled in the arms of her mother, a grapevine from France, learns how much her mother loves her when she runs away.

Falsely accused of breaking a pretty bowl, Fenouil the rabbit runs away and finds the wide world to be a scary place.

The family of sixteen-year-old Nouf calls upon desert guide Nayir ash-Sharqi to investigate her disappearance; however, when her body is found in the desert and it is determined she died from drowning, Nayir teams up with lab worker Katya Hijazi to find out what really happened.

Having run away with her younger brother to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, twelve-year-old Claudia strives to keep things in order in their new home and to become a changed person and a heroine to herself.

Interviews with seven teenage runaways explore their motives for leaving home, how they went about it, their experiences, and reflections.

One day nothing goes right for Bunny and she decides to run away.

Relates the adventures of Ben Brown, his performing poodle Sancho, and the two young girls who feed and care for them after the boy and dog run away from the circus.

Relates the story of the life of Huckleberry Finn's father, detailing his relationships with his dad, brother, and son; affair with an African-American woman; problems with money and drinking; and death.

Discusses why teenagers run away from home and some of the problems and dangers they may encounter and provides information on "runaway houses" where they can receive help from professional crisis intervention experts.