The runaway
By: Terry Kay
Publisher: Untreed Reads, LLC
Published: 2014
Place of publication: San Francisco, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 467
ISBN-13: 9781611877571
Subjects: Civil rights; Fiction; Boys; Civilization; Garçons; Romans, nouvelles; Civilisation
Description: "Tom and Son Jesus, two 12-year-old boys--one black and one white born the same hour of the same day--are best friends, bound by deep ties and who spend their days dreaming, fishing, and trying to escape work. But their fun comes to an abrupt halt when they discover a human bone, which later turns out to be part of the skeletal remains of Son Jesus' long missing father. As sheriff Frank Rucker, a World War II hero, begins an investigation into remains, he unmasks the racially motivated killer known only as Pegleg. The sheriff's findings divide the people of Overton County, forcing a surprising conclusion--or beginning of justice. Set in the 1940s and using the relationships of two boys--one black and the other white--as a springboard for the beginning of desegregation in the South, The Runaway examines the joys, sorrows, conflicts, and racial disharmony of their historical biased environment"-- Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Also available in eBook format.