 Eleven-year-old Liam is an enthusiastic runner who, with his mates, has entered his first Junior Great North Run. He visits an elderly neighbor, Harry Miller, who is about to move into a nursing home and who his mum helps to look after. Harry tells that he ran the thirteen-mile race from Newcastle to the sea at South Shields when he was a lad in 1938. This touching and uplifting story about friendship is illustrated with detailed black and white drawings. The Great North Run is an actual English athletic event. mjw |
| Title: Harry Miller’s Run Author: David Almond Illustrator: Salvatore Rubbino Publisher: Walker Books Ltd., London Copyright: 2015 Original Language: English Original copyright: 2008 ISBN: 978-1-4063-6224-4 Hardcover pages: 64 Age range: 7 up Genre: Historical Fiction Book setting: England Author’s ethnicity: British Author’s residence: Northumberland, England Illustrator’s residence: London Awards: Author has won 2010 Hans Christian Andersen Medal Subjects: Friendship, Marathon running, Reminiscing in old age, Running |
Harry Miller’s Run
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