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The Fastest Boy in the World
Eleven-year-old Solomon loves to run! The great athletes of the Ethiopian national team are his heroes and he dreams that one day he will be a gold-medal-winning athlete like them, in spite of his ragged shorts and bare feet. When his grandfather announces that he's going to take Solomon to Addis Ababa, Solomon cannot believe his ears. A trip to the capital? It's unfathomable. Solomon's joy is increased when he realizes that the Ethiopian running team will be doing a victory parade through the city that day. Maybe he'll get a glimpse of Haile Gebrselassie or Derartu Tulu?! But Solomon's grandfather has other plans. As Solomon follows him through the big, overwhelming streets, he learns somet...
Runner Boy
What if the lights go out-and never come back on? When an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) knocks out all electricity and almost everything electronic, including communication, lights, heat, water, and most transportation, the Gruens find themselves in a quandary. Their oldest daughter, Chrissie, is 180 miles away at college and they have no way to contact her to know if she's all right, or even to know if she's alive. When their food and water start to run out and their house is attacked, they decide to leave home to go find her. The story is told by sixteen-year-old Brady Gruen, who is a bit of a slacker in a family of achievers. He's at first reluctant to leave home and his friends despite the...
The Boy Who Runs
In the tradition of Uzodinma Iweala’s Beasts of No Nation by way of Christopher McDougall’s Born to Run, this is the inspirational true story of the Ugandan boy soldier who became a world-renowned runner, then found his calling as director of a world-renowned African children’s charity. “Julius can’t remember who first saw the men. He heard no warning sounds—no dog barking or twig snapping. Until this point, events had moved too swiftly for Julius to be afraid, but now panic seized him. In another instant, he realized that his old life was finished.” Thus begins the extraordinary odyssey of Julius Achon, a journey that takes a barefoot twelve-year-old boy from a village in nort...
Rider Kid
Life is hard after the EMP wipes out everything electronic in North America, setting American civilization back 200 years. People have to endure lawlessness, starvation, lack of drinkable water, poor sanitation, widespread sickness and disease, little communication and a fuel shortage. Now the survivors face new challenges, as political leaders are steering society in new and disturbing directions. In this dangerous time, Brady tries to remain vigilant. But when a gang of thugs raids a small town, he finds himself in the middle of a savage gunfight. He stands up for what he thinks is right and is hailed as a hero, but he doesn't feel like one. His resulting notoriety puts him in situations that force him to face difficult questions:How far will you go to protect your society? Your freedom?Your friends? Your family? Your life?
The Runner
Jason has had enough of his parents' arguments. He's running away to stay with his brother in Liverpool. On the train journey he meets a 'runner' called Jam, who lives on the monster Intercity trains and stations. His carefree and adventurous life sounds so exciting that Jason begins to think he might join Jam. Then Jason discovers Jam's secret.
Young Runner the Fastest Boy Alive
An exciting trilogy about a young ancient orphan boy who becomes a national hero through his ability to run very fast . The three stories will keep readers on the edge of their seat as many scary and surprising things happen to the young runner.
Super Running Boy
Ideal present for Boys who love running or Jogging. The perfect small gift for boys. This notebook journal is a plain lined book with 120 pages / 60 sheets. 6x9" size and a gloss cover. Makes nice stocking stuffer gift or an additional small present for boys who run. Great present idea for Boys who love running. Ideal gift from a brother, sister, mom, dad, auntie, uncle or friend to a boy who is a running fan. Nice stocking filler gift idea Many uses - for writing lists, tasks, dreams, exercise plans, to-do lists, fun notes, writing stories. Plain lined journal.
The Dog Runner
WINNER OF THE 2019 AUREALIS AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN'S FICTION SHORTLISTED: CBCA 2020 Awards, Book of the Year, Younger Readers 'We're gonna starve if we stay here,' Emery said. 'If we're gonna go, best go now.' And he said it like going was something easy. Like all we have to do is walk away. Ella and her brother Emery are alone in a city that's starving to death. If they are going to survive, they must get away, upcountry, to find Emery's mum. But how can two kids travel such big distances across a dry, barren, and dangerous landscape? Well, when you've got five big doggos and a dry-land dogsled, the answer is you go mushing. But when Emery is injured, Ella must find a way to navigate them through rough terrain, and even rougher encounters with desperate people...
The Kite Runner
Afghanistan, 1975: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. But neither of the boys can foresee what will happen to Hassan that afternoon, an event that is to shatter their lives. After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return to Afghanistan under Taliban rule to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him: redemption.
Night Runner
Zinny's life is falling apart. Shadowy figures are following him. His parents are keeping secrets but he can't figure out why. Then his mum ends up in hospital, his dad disappears, and Zinny has to do whatever he can to save his family. Even if it means helping the very men he's been running from . . . As the clock ticks, Zinny knows it's only a matter of time before someone ends up dead - and it could be him.
