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  • Published: 24 June 2015
  • ISBN: 9780141357645
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 272
  • RRP: $19.99

The Runaways




2015 RED HOUSE CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD SHORTLISTED AUTHOR

Two friends, fighting their way home . . .

SHANTI and her calf TARA are beautiful circus elephants.
HARVEY is the faithful old collie who leads the show.
In war they will perform their most death-defying trick yet.

When the First World War seizes Europe, Cullen's Circus is forced to close. The men are sent to fight and the animals are torn apart from their keepers, and each other. But while Shanti must help on a farm, it's little Tara who faces a far worse fate. . .

Separated too soon from her mother, Tara's life is in danger. Only old, brave Harvey can bring them back together. And so side-by-side, dog and elephant set out on an extraordinary journey across the English countryside - but can the unlikely friends find Shanti in time?

  • Published: 24 June 2015
  • ISBN: 9780141357645
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 272
  • RRP: $19.99

About the author

Megan Rix

Megan Rix lives in England with her husband, and their adorable dogs, Traffy and Bella.

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Praise for The Runaways

If you love Michael Morpurgo, you will enjoy this

Express

A moving tale told with warmth, kindliness and lashings of good sense that lovers of Dick King-Smith will especially appreciate

The Times

Every now and then a writer comes along with a unique way of storytelling . . . Meet Megan Rix . . . her novels are deeply moving and will strike a chord with animal lovers

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