Harry Miller's Run
By: David Almond
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781406362244
Subjects: Training; Reminiscing in old age; Marathon running; Juvenile fiction; Friendship; Running
Description: A joyful, uplifting story of times gone by, from the internationally acclaimed author of Skellig. Liam just wants to go out running with his mates - it's not long till the Junior Great North Run, and there's training to be done. But Mam needs him today, to help old Harry clear out his house. Harry knows a thing or two about running. When he was a lad, he says, he ran all the way from Newcastle to South Shields. But Harry, says Mam, that's thirteen miles! Harry grins. Different times, he says. This is the story of that day: of sweltering heat, clattering boots, briny sea air and the heavenly taste of ice cream; the day when Harry and his pals ran and ran and ran through the blazing sunlight all the way to the sea.
Notes: Hardback.