For fans of Tristan Bancks and Katherine Rundell comes this electrifying middle-grade novel about a twelve-year-old runaway lost in the tangled Australian bush. He thinks he’s been saved when he meets a family of wild campers, until he learns they’ve got secrets of their own…

Hatchet meets Stand By Me in this brilliantly suspenseful novel about a kid called Cas, who runs away to avoid a reunion with his estranged father. Cas soon finds himself lost in the wild forest, completely alone and without help. Or is he?
 
There’s a strange, secretive family hiding in the bush – and although they say they’re just living off-grid, it seems they’re on the run. Cas isn’t sure he can trust them, but if he wants to survive then he has no choice. Even though he suspects they’re on the run for committing murder …
 
From the acclaimed author of Big Magic and Magic Awry comes this fast-paced adventure that’s perfect for fans of Tristan Bancks, Bren MacDibble and Nat Amoore. With a spiky, memorable cast, gripping twists and turns and thorny moral dilemmas, RUN will keep readers glued to the page all night.
 

Perfect for:

• Readers aged 9-14 who love high-stakes adventure set in the real world.
• Suspense/thriller fans who want high-stakes/high intrigue plots without too much grit or violence.
• Fans of suspenseful novels such as Tristan Bancks's Scar Town and Bren Macdibble's The Dog Runner.
• Book clubs, teachers and educators wanting a page-turner that also has meaningful themes for discussion

Read all of Sarah Armstrong's novels for young readers:

• Big Magic
• Magic Awry
• Run