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The Prison Runner
Deborah Ellis
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Description for The Prison Runner
Paperback. Diego had never been in the jungle before. He'd lived with his family high in the hills, and then he was a prison kid, a city kid. A simple error of judgement hurls Diego into a nightmare. He's been living in prison with his mother and sister, looking after them and earning money whenever he can. Until the day he accidentally breaks the rules. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 5AK; YFC. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 204 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 176.
'Diego had never been in the jungle before. He'd lived with his family high in the hills, and then he was a prison kid, a city kid. His nights were bare light bulbs burning, women and children crying, guards yelling and keys clanging. He hated it, but it was what he was used to . . .' A simple error of judgement hurls Diego into a nightmare. He's been living in prison with his mother and sister, looking after them and earning money whenever he can. Until the day he accidentally breaks the rules. Suddenly the family are in trouble, and Diego needs money to save them. So when one of his friends tells Diego that he knows a job that will make them both rich, Diego gives into temptation. But the job is far different from the one he'd imagined, and Diego soon finds himself in the heart of the Bolivian jungle and the clutches of men who produce drugs for a living . . .
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192755483
SKU
V9780192755483
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
Reviews for The Prison Runner
[The Breadwinner]: 'deserves to become a bestseller.
The Daily Telegraph
a powerful and gruesome depiction of life under the Taliban regime, told honestly by children.
Entertainment News
[Parvana's Journey]: 'A book all children should read
The Teacher
. . . a harrowing, true-to-life story . . . meticulously researched and sensitively written, but not for the faint-hearted.
Northern Echo
a book all young teens should read . . . It is impossible not to be moved
Birmingham Post
A moving story, with a deeply satisfying ending, the novel convincingly portrays the story of the real children behind the headlines about landmines and refugee camps.
Best Books Guide 2003
The Daily Telegraph
a powerful and gruesome depiction of life under the Taliban regime, told honestly by children.
Entertainment News
[Parvana's Journey]: 'A book all children should read
The Teacher
. . . a harrowing, true-to-life story . . . meticulously researched and sensitively written, but not for the faint-hearted.
Northern Echo
a book all young teens should read . . . It is impossible not to be moved
Birmingham Post
A moving story, with a deeply satisfying ending, the novel convincingly portrays the story of the real children behind the headlines about landmines and refugee camps.
Best Books Guide 2003