Running on the Cracks
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| Author | Julia Donaldson |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Young adult fiction |
| Publisher | Egmont Books |
Publication date | 2009 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 256 |
| ISBN | 978-1405222334 |
Running on the Cracks is award-winning writer Julia Donaldson's first novel aimed at a teenage audience. It was published in 2009.[1]
The story revolves around 15-year-old Leo, who runs away from her aunt and uncle's home, where she has been living since the sudden death of her musician parents. Leo is driven away by the disturbing behaviour of her uncle. She does not expect a 46-year-old touching her. She escapes to Glasgow, where she comes across a wide variety of characters, who all help her to solve the mystery of where her grandparents are.