description: Sisters Jennifer and Sarah were once part of a happy, stable family, but their idyllic life comes to an abrupt end when their mother dies and their father, overcome with grief, loses his grip on his family.With nothing left to lose, the two sisters, aged ten and twelve, decide run away to their mother’s sister in Vancouver, setting out with very little money and no clear plan. Along the way, they must overcome fear, loneliness, illness, and the conflict inherent in their sibling relationship. This emotional story deals with mature themes, but is ultimately about the enduring bonds of family.
language: English
title: No Place for Kids
titlecomplete: No Place for Kids
ratings_count: 14
series: The Passage Through Time.
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Saskatchewan Book Award
category: Book of the Year, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Canadian Library Association
publisher: Roussan Pub Inc