Awards
- Long-listed for Redbridge Children's Book Award 2023
- Short-listed for KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards 2023 2023
- Short-listed for The Badger Books Award 2023
Overview
Azari's life has been split in two and the halves are as different as lemons and mangoes. Running links the two parts of her life: sometimes when she runs it is because she wants to, because she feels strong and free. But sometimes it is because she has no other choice. When Azari and her mother flee for their lives to Ireland they are put in a Direct Provision Centre. They must share a room with a stranger, eat food they don't know the name of and answer intrusive questions from authorities. Azari's life has secrets; she must tell them so she can stop running and live a life where she can make her own decisions.
Full Product Details
Author: Jane Mitchell
Publisher: Little Island
Imprint: Little Island
ISBN: 9781912417858
ISBN 10: 1912417855
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 07 April 2022
Recommended Age: From 9 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Mitchell researched this novel meticulously and portrays life in direct provision starkly and honestly. -- Sarah Webb * Irish Independent * It is important - but it is also a skilfully structured novel. -- Claire Hennessy * The Irish Times * Showing the fragile yet resilient humanity at the heart of refugee journeys ... Run For Your Life is a book which should make us all reflect on how we in more peaceful, prosperous and safe countries receive those seeking protection. * Immigration Council of Ireland * Stirring, honest and deeply compassionate. * LoveReading4Kids * Stop everything and read this right now ... Extraordinary, moving, consuming and very, very real. I couldn't put it down. * Fallen Star Stories * I was marking quotes as I went along, but I ended up with so many I couldn't choose. There are so many moments in this story that absolutely shine. * Read and Reviewed *
Mitchell researched this novel meticulously and portrays life in direct provision starkly and honestly. -- Sarah Webb * Irish Independent * It is important - but it is also a skilfully structured novel. -- Claire Hennessy * The Irish Times * Showing the fragile yet resilient humanity at the heart of refugee journeys ... Run For Your Life is a book which should make us all reflect on how we in more peaceful, prosperous and safe countries receive those seeking protection. * Immigrant Council of Ireland * Stirring, honest and deeply compassionate. * LoveReading4Kids * Stop everything and read this right now ... Extraordinary, moving, consuming and very, very real. I couldn't put it down. * Fallen Star Stories * I was marking quotes as I went along, but I ended up with so many I couldn't choose. There are so many moments in this story that absolutely shine. * Read and Reviewed * Very much a book for our time ... It's one of those books that grabs your heart. * The John Toal Show * A hard-hitting new novel. * The Echo * A courageous story of having and fulfilling a dream. * The Meath Chronicle *
It is a book which should make us all reflect on how we in more peaceful, prosperous and safe countries receive those seeking protection. Immigrant Council of Ireland
It is important - but it is also a skilfully structured novel. -- Claire Hennessy * The Irish Times * Jane Mitchell's Run for Your Life stands out from this year. It is a well researched and hugely empathetic novel ... Deft and lyrical. * The Irish Times * Mitchell researched this novel meticulously and portrays life in direct provision starkly and honestly. -- Sarah Webb * Irish Independent * Showing the fragile yet resilient humanity at the heart of refugee journeys ... Run For Your Life is a book which should make us all reflect on how we in more peaceful, prosperous and safe countries receive those seeking protection. * Immigrant Council of Ireland * A gripping read. -- Pat Kenny * Newstalk * Very much a book for our time ... It's one of those books that grabs your heart. * The John Toal Show * Stirring, honest and deeply compassionate. * LoveReading4Kids * A hard-hitting new novel. * The Echo * A courageous story of having and fulfilling a dream. * The Meath Chronicle * I was marking quotes as I went along, but I ended up with so many I couldn't choose. There are so many moments in this story that absolutely shine. * Read and Reviewed * Stop everything and read this right now ... Extraordinary, moving, consuming and very, very real. I couldn't put it down. * Fallen Star Stories * I started it and finished it in one sitting. * NetGalley Educator * This would be a great classroom read. * NetGalley Reviewer *
Author Information
Jane Mitchell lives in Dublin and works with children with physical disabilities. Her Amnesty International- endorsed novel A Dangerous Crossing (Little Island), about a Syrian family fleeing the war, has sold more than 100,000 copies worldwide. Jane spent time volunteering at the refugee camp in Calais to research the book. Chalkline (Walker), about child soldiers in Kashmir, won the Children's Choice Award at the 2010 CBI Awards.
