Running Away To Home

Author : Jennifer Wilson
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1429989084
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Running Away to Home written by Jennifer Wilson and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2011-10-11 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A middle class, Midwestern family in search of meaning uproot themselves and move to their ancestral village in Croatia. "We can look at this in two ways," Jim wrote, always the pragmatist. "We can panic and scrap the whole idea. Or we can take this as a sign. They're saying the economy is going to get worse before it gets better. Maybe this is the kick in the pants we needed to do something completely different. There will always be an excuse not to go..." And that, friends, is how a typically sane middle-aged mother decided to drag her family back to a forlorn mountain village in the backwoods of Croatia. So begins author Jennifer Wilson's journey in Running Away to Home. Jen, her architect husband, Jim, and their two children had been living the typical soccer- and ballet-practice life in the most Middle American of places: Des Moines, Iowa. They overindulged themselves and their kids, and as a family they were losing one another in the rush of work, school, and activities. One day, Jen and her husband looked at each other–both holding their Starbucks coffee as they headed out to their SUV in the mall parking lot, while the kids complained about the inferiority of the toys they just got–and asked themselves: "Is this the American dream? Because if it is, it sort of sucks." Jim and Jen had always dreamed of taking a family sabbatical in another country, so when they lost half their savings in the stock-market crash, it seemed like just a crazy enough time to do it. High on wanderlust, they left the troubled landscape of contemporary America for the Croatian mountain village of Mrkopalj, the land of Jennifer's ancestors. It was a village that seemed hermetically sealed for the last one hundred years, with a population of eight hundred (mostly drunken) residents and a herd of sheep milling around the post office. For several months they lived like locals, from milking the neighbor's cows to eating roasted pig on a spit to desperately seeking the village recipe for bootleg liquor. As the Wilson-Hoff family struggled to stay sane (and warm), what they found was much deeper and bigger than themselves.

Author : Jennifer Huget
Publisher : Schwartz & Wade
ISBN 13 : 0375987843
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Beginner's Guide to Running Away from Home written by Jennifer Huget and published by Schwartz & Wade. This book was released on 2013-06-25 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What kid hasn't wanted to make their parents feel sorry for treating him badly? And how better to accomplish this than to run away? Here's a guide showing how, from what to pack (gum--then you won't have to brush your teeth) to how to survive (don't think about your cozy bed). Ultimately, though, readers will see that there really is no place like home. Like Judith Viorst's Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, here's a spot-on portrait of a kid who's had it. And like Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are, it's also a journey inside a creative kid's imagination: that special place where parents aren't allowed without permission.

Author : Pat McKissack
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780590467520
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Run Away Home written by Pat McKissack and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 1997 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1886 in Alabama, an eleven-year-old African American girl and her family befriend and give refuge to a runaway Apache boy.

Author : Rosanne Knorr
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
ISBN 13 : 0307807762
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Grown-Up's Guide to Running Away from Home, Second Edition written by Rosanne Knorr and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2012-12-05 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For empty-nesters, early retirees, and even established executives, midlife is the ideal time to turn travel fantasies into real and rewarding experiences. This second edition of THE GROWN-UP'S GUIDE covers estimating cost-of-living expenses, the dos and don'ts of international health care, the boom in online travel resources, and much more. Whether planning a monthlong escape or a whole new life in another country, this empowering guide will encourage mature would-be expats to pursue the overseas adventure they've been craving. An accessible primer for midlife adults who long to live or retire in another country, featuring information on choosing a destination, readying finances, working, and keeping the stateside home fires burning. Detailed advice is interspersed with lively and inspiring anecdotes from the author's own adventures, plus interviews with other experienced expats.

Author : Nigel Gray
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780099724612
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Running Away from Home written by Nigel Gray and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sam gets so angry at his father one day that he runs away from home, but he soon feels sad and lonely.

Author : Elanna Allen
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 144243547X
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Itsy Mitsy Runs Away written by Elanna Allen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-05-03 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Itsy Mitsy has had quite enough of bedtime. So tonight she’s running away to the perfect place, where there are no more bedtimes ever (not even one). But running away isn’t as easy as it seems. There’s a lot to pack: Mitsy’s friendliest dinosaur, Mister Roar; a snack for Mister Roar; Mitsy’s dog, Pupcake (to keep the bedtime beasties away from said snack).…The list goes on and on. But with a helpful dad who makes sure Mitsy doesn’t leave anything behind—especially not him—Mitsy might want to run away tomorrow night, too!

Author : Padma Venkatraman
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1524738131
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bridge Home written by Padma Venkatraman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Readers will be captivated by this beautifully written novel about young people who must use their instincts and grit to survive. Padma infuses her story with hope and bravery that will inspire readers."--Aisha Saeed, author of the New York Times Bestseller Amal Unbound Four determined homeless children make a life for themselves in Padma Venkatraman's stirring middle-grade debut. Life is harsh on the teeming streets of Chennai, India, so when runaway sisters Viji and Rukku arrive, their prospects look grim. Very quickly, eleven-year-old Viji discovers how vulnerable they are in this uncaring, dangerous world. Fortunately, the girls find shelter--and friendship--on an abandoned bridge that's also the hideout of Muthi and Arul, two homeless boys, and the four of them soon form a family of sorts. And while making their living scavenging the city's trash heaps is the pits, the kids find plenty to take pride in, too. After all, they are now the bosses of themselves and no longer dependent on untrustworthy adults. But when illness strikes, Viji must decide whether to risk seeking help from strangers or to keep holding on to their fragile, hard-fought freedom.

Author : Sabrina Kleckner
Publisher : North Star Editions, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1631635786
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Art of Running Away written by Sabrina Kleckner and published by North Star Editions, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Maisie reconnects with her estranged 22-year-old brother abroad while trying to save her family’s portrait studio, she uncovers a truth about her parents that changes everything.

Author : Robert Andrew Powell
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0544263669
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Running Away written by Robert Andrew Powell and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2014 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Showing how one decision can alter the course of a life, a journalist shares his personal journey of coming back up after hitting rock bottom by developing a passion for long-distance running.

Author : Mary Moody
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781921259463
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Au Revoir written by Mary Moody and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How the author left her work, family and friends and went to live on her own in the south of France for six months.