Run Away Home Explained
Run Away Home is a 1997 book by Patricia McKissack. Set in the late 19th century, it is about an African-American girl, Sarah Jane, who finds an Apache boy in the family barn and the subsequent affects on their lives.
Reception
School Library Journal, in a review of Run Away Home, wrote "Grabbing readers with wonderful characters, an engaging plot, and vital themes, McKissack weaves a compelling story of cultural clash, tragedy, accommodation, and ultimate triumph." while Booklist found it a "generally fast-paced story flags occasionally when information-heavy dialogue intrudes." and concluded "The happy ending ties things up too neatly, but this story is fine for the undemanding reader who wants an old-fashioned, feel-good saga."[1]
Run Away Home has also been reviewed by Publishers Weekly,[2] and The Horn Book Magazine.[3]
Awards
- 1997 CCBC Choice[4]
- 1999-2000 Young Hoosier Intermediate (4-6) Award - nominee[5]
- 2000 NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K to Grade 6[6]
- 2001 NCTE Kaleidoscope: A Multicultural Booklist for Grades K-8[7]
Notes and References
- Web site: Run away home . Buffalo and Erie County Public Library . March 8, 2017.
- Web site: Run Away Home . McKissack's skillful presentation of the obstacles confronting minorities after the Civil War makes this not only a captivating tale, but a comprehensive introduction to a pivotal period in U.S. history. . September 29, 1997 . Publishers Weekly . PWxyz LLC. March 8, 2017.
- Book: Run Away Home . McKissack knows how to pace a story, create suspense, and interweave per-iod details of the late nine-teenth century into a coherent narrative. . 1998 . kcls.bibliocommons.com . Scholastic . 978-0-590-46751-3 . March 8, 2017.
- Book: CCBC Choices 1997: Fiction for Children . Kathleen T. Horning . Ginny Moore Kruse . Megan Schliesman . 1998 . 57 . Friends of the CCBC Inc. . March 12, 2017.
- Web site: 1974-2016 YHBA Nominations . ilfonline.org . Indiana Library Federation . March 12, 2017.
- Book: Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K--Grade 6 - Exploring Our Past . 66 . Kathryn Mitchell Pierce . 2000 . NCTE . March 12, 2017.
- Book: Kaleidoscope: A Multicultural Booklist for Grades K-8 - History and Historical Fiction . 61 . Junko Yokota . 2001 . NCTE . March 12, 2017.
