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Title: |
The Art of Running Away |
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| By (author): |
Sabrina Kleckner |
| ISBN10-13: |
1631635778 : 9781631635779 |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Size: |
203x133mm |
| Pages: |
240 |
| Weight: |
.231 Kg. |
| Published: |
Jolly Fish Press - November 2021 |
| List Price: |
10.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 4 |
| Subjects: |
Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories : Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage) |
| Twelve-year-old Maisie is an artist. When sheâ s in front of her sketchbook or apprenticing at Glennaâ s Portraits, the family-run art shop her grandmother started, the world makes sense. She doesnâ t think about Calum, her brother who mysteriously left home and cut ties with her family six years ago, or her parentsâ insistence that she â broaden her horizonsâ and try something newâ something that isnâ t art. But when Glennaâ s Portraits falls on hard times, Maisieâ s plan to take over the shop when sheâ s older and become a lifelong artist starts to crumble. In desperation to make things right, Maisie runs away to London to reconnect with her adult brother, hoping he might be the key to saving the shop. But as Maisie learns about her familyâ s past from Calum, she starts to rethink everything sheâ s ever known. Maisie must decide not only if saving her familyâ s art shop is worth it, but if she can forgive her parents for the mistakes they've made. |
| Awards / Prizes: |
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A 2022 IPPY Award Silver Medalist, Juvenile Fiction
2022
United States
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| Reviews: |
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"A gentle exploration of pain, love, and acceptance." -- Kirkus Reviews
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"A quick and an emotional read that draws readers into the story of these characters... I truly enjoyed this book." -- School Library Connection
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"With many emotional scenes involving themes of identity, family, passion, and forgiveness, Kleckner's charming debut features a mature young heroine that readers will enjoy following as she manages familial conflict and resolution." -- Booklist
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