The Journey Back
$23.00
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
3 October 2013
Summary
Nine months in a juvenile detention facility was the punishment for his crime. After just a month he makes a bold escape that nearly kills him and soon an angry fourteen-year-old Digger is on the run. When injuries stop him, Digger hides at a riverside campground, where he befriends a young boy and a girl his own age. New friends, a job caring for rescued horses, and risking his life to save another make Digger realize that the journey back is not just about getting home. But he come to terms…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780142422908 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0142422908 |
| Author: | Priscilla Cummings |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Puffin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 3 October 2013 |
| Weight: | 198g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 17mm |
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Critics Review
“An exciting, thoughtful story.” – VOYA “This high-action journey has suspense to spare, and the continual near misses will keep readers cheering for Digger.” – Booklist
“An exciting, thoughtful story.”—VOYA“This high-action journey has suspense to spare, and the continual near misses will keep readers cheering for Digger.”—Booklist
About The Author
Priscilla Cummings
Priscilla Cummings is the author of fourteen picture books and several novels for children, including A Face First, an ALA Notable, and Red Kayak, an ALA Best Books for Young Adults and winner of the Oklahoma Sequoyah and Maryland Black-Eyed Susan awards. Her novel, Blindsided, was named to the 2011 Children’s Choice list. Ms. Cummings lives with her family in Annapolis, Maryland.
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