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Sixteen-year-old Dee and her seven-year-old brother, Eddie, have been on their own for six weeks. Their father has seemingly vanished into the baking Arizona desert. Their money is drying up and the rent is coming due, but it's a visit from a social worker and the prospect of being separated from Eddie that scares Dee enough to flee. She dupes her brother into packing up and embarking on the long road trip to Canada, their birthplace and former home. Lacking a driver's license and facing a looming interrogation at the border, Dee rations their money and food as they burn down the interstate in their ancient, decrepit car.

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Publié par

Orca Book Publishers

Date de parution

29 août 2017

Nombre de lectures

EAN13

9781459815452

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

3 Mo

H I T T H E G R O U N D R U N N I N G Alison Hughes

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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Hughes, A lison,1966, author Hit the ground running / A lison Hughes.

Issued also in print and electronic formats. isbn 9781459815445(softcover).—isbn 9781459815452 (pdf).— isbn 9781459815469 (epub) I. Title. ps8615.u3165h58.2017jc813'.6 c20179007807 c20179007815

First published in the United States,2017 Library of Congress Control Number:2017932499

Summary: In this novel for teens, Dee and her younger brother, Eddie, make a run for the Canadian border when their father disappears and social workers start snooping around their Arizona home.

Orca Book Publishers is dedicated to preserving the environment and has ® printed this book on Forest Stewardship Council certiﬁed paper.

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Dee ŝàe oû e oen kçen wnow. hee wàŝn’ ûç o ŝee een  ŝe’ eày een ookng. A ŝeç o gàe eee w ŝàkŝ o ŝçû gàŝŝ eàng own à , àŝ oe àŝàçke oûŝeŝ, no e eneŝŝ, àen eŝe à e à e wày o MeXço. Tûewee eŝe. We E. Coyoe eŝe. oong, enooûŝ ŝàgûào çàç ŝoo à eànngeŝŝ àenon. Fo à ŝànçe, ey wee eey ûàno, àŝ àŝe o e ŝçoçng ŝûn, wàng àe àn gowng. he eày eenng wàŝ eà ŝ. Sen. No ŝçû-ng ànàŝ, no àîç. Eeyng àûŝe, ŝ àn ûe. Een e çàzy àçoàçŝ o e ûeweeŝ wee ŝe y e çng eà à à àeày ke e wn. hey ày eXàûŝe, nànàe, eXoŝe o wà

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ey eày wee—àe, ànge àŝ o eà weeŝ.hey wee ony neeŝng wen ey oe,becauseey oe. hey ey enene e ŝneŝŝ, e e àe e o Màŝ-ke ŝàn àn ûn-e oçk. Dee’ŝ àe wàŝ àwn o ŝ oney eneŝŝ à ege no e àzy, ûe-own ozon. “ï’ŝ ke we’e à e ege o e wo!” e woû àe, àŝ  à wàŝ à goo ng, àn ààzng ng, no ŝoeng ŝçày o àoçàyç. ïn e eenng,e woû ŝoeeŝ àg à e ŝoo oû àn ŝ wàçng e nongneŝŝ, wàng o e ŝûn o ŝeà ŝ ozonà ŝeŝ owe àn owe, oeŝng n à ŝçeà o e eoe  e ŝe oû. Wàŝ e eŝe g àn ey enoûg o àŝo wàee wàŝe oe  ûng ŝ àk, ŝen eŝ?Dee nee knew. Se woû wàç  o à we, en çoŝe e eyeŝ, oçk oû e ûŝ àn eà, àn eee e ee o çoo, ŝo gàŝŝ on e àe ee àn e ŝe o ne eeŝ on eŝ onngŝ. Aoûg  wàŝ à e oe, Ee, knew, ey à no àwàyŝ e ee n e eŝe à e ege o e wo. Toày wàŝ one o e eà-wàe Jûy àyŝ, ŝoe o e oeŝ n e own’ŝ ŝoy ŝe’ eà n e oçà àe à e gàŝ ŝàon. Soeng non-eço-ŝeng, ke oû oeŝ. Bû Sànàçno wàŝ à ŝà own,àn n ŝà ownŝ e weàe àwàyŝ àkeŝ e eà-neŝ. Anàŝ oo. Wenee à onkng, ŝnkng gàng o jàenàŝ—w, ûgy çeàûeŝ à eoe çàe

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eŝe gŝ—ŝnoe oûg own,  wàŝ à ŝûe e ey’ àke e on àge o eSantacîno Current.ï woû e à àk, ûky çûe, oûg, w oŝ o w, ong g eyeŝ. hoŝe gŝ wee ŝà; ey ony àn à ng, wen  wàŝ çooe. ï àe no feençe à à o Dee à e wnow wàŝ we oen. Fûnàçe-o nŝe, ûnàçe-o oû.Te ee ànŝ à à à eàŝ ŝe e o à àoûn à à oken n Mày, ke onoŝ àng. hey oày ony à à ŝyçoogçà efeç ànywày, e oeen o à çonnçng eeyone  wàŝ àgn-ày çooe. Bû à eàŝ e ànŝ à een àçy, noŝe, oeen. Now e oky çàçàŝŝeŝ wee jûŝ one oe ànge e o jûnk n e ng oo. “ï we e n, ï on’ know—ïày? Màn? We’ e àŝç ogeŝ w ŝ ŝçûûe,” Dee à ŝà o Ee one ày, y çonŝeng e e o ànŝ àŝ Ee ûowe no àn o çeŝ, ûŝng oû yeowng ŝee ûŝç ke à oe eXçààng . “he ‘ï Kŝ’ o e à wo.” hey’ e oû àoûŝ nàeŝ o e “nŝàà-on”:Stî Lîe wît hree Fans,Deat to teFans, Junk Heap #14. hey’ e o nk o àny ïààn woŝ ey g know, ŝeeng àŝ ey wee ogeŝ n Màn, û ony e Sànŝ woŝ ey’ eàne à ŝçoo ûe o e ŝûàçe. hey’ e oû àeeŝ o àŝà (Lînguîne! Fettuccîne!) àn Inày çàe û wcîaoàn arrîvedercî. hey wee ey ŝûe oŝe wee ïààn.

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Ee àeCow Arîvaderceeo e ŝ o eŝ n g, ŝçàwng eeŝ, àng e eçe o ŝçà àe o e oo àn. Bû à wàŝ en. Now wàŝ e oe. Dee’ŝ ànŝ gng e ege o e ŝnk wee ço. ïn e ŝng eà, ŝe wàŝ ço g oûg, ŝey ço own o e ee, ààyze w . A çke o ŝweà àn own e ŝe o e àçe. Feà àn ànç wee û àn ŝoee eey-ng û e ŝnge wo nkng n e n.Frîday.Wà wàŝ oày? Wà ày wàŝ ? He n wàŝ ànk àn nû. “Hey, Ee,” ŝe çàe o e oy n e yà, wo çoûçe àŝ ŝ àŝ e ànŝçàe. He oçe wàŝ ŝf àn oçe. Se çke e ŝ, ŝàgene à  àn çàe ŝ nàe àgàn. “Ee, wà’ŝ oày? Wà ày ŝ ?” Ee àwàyŝ knew. He wàŝ ŝqûàng on ŝ àûnçeŝ, çn on ŝ ànŝ, eowŝ on ŝ kneeŝ, çàeûy oŝeng àn nŝeç. “Weneŝày, Jûy23,” e ànŝwee àûoàçày, no ookng û, no wànng o ŝàe e ng e wàŝ wàçng, no wànng  o àke g. ï  ànywày, ûnûng ŝ wngŝ àn ŝwoong àwày. “Soo.” He ŝoo àn çeçke ŝ ûge wàç, wŝng  e g wày àoûn on ŝ n wŝ. “6:16pm.” O God,Wednesday!Tat’s rîgt—ît’s aready Wednesday. Se wàçe Ee çk û à oçk, ook à ,

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