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One is a 15-year-old boy, Samuel Miles, a.k.a. ‘Smiler’, wrongly convicted of theft and sent to a young offenders institution. The other is a cheetah, Yarra, a restless resident of Longleat Wildlife Park.

Both are in danger from the outside world – and each other – but somehow their lives become inextricably bound up as they fight for survival on the edge of Salisbury Plain.

A fast-moving and compassionate adventure story, The Runaways is the first book in Victor Canning's classic children's trilogy.

The Runaways

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    A Paperback / softback by Victor Canning

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      Publisher: Duckworth Books
      Publication Date: 15/07/2021
      ISBN13: 9781788423489, 978-1788423489
      ISBN10: 1788423488
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      Children & Teen Non-Fiction

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      One is a 15-year-old boy, Samuel Miles, a.k.a. ‘Smiler’, wrongly convicted of theft and sent to a young offenders institution. The other is a cheetah, Yarra, a restless resident of Longleat Wildlife Park.

      Both are in danger from the outside world – and each other – but somehow their lives become inextricably bound up as they fight for survival on the edge of Salisbury Plain.

      A fast-moving and compassionate adventure story, The Runaways is the first book in Victor Canning's classic children's trilogy.

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