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Lucy Hull is a young children’s librarian in Hannibal, Missouri, who loves books and the kids who read them. One day her favorite patron, ten‑year‑old Ian Drake, flees home, leaving Lucy to confront a moral dilemma: should she hide him from his overbearing mother and the pastor who has enrolled him in controversial classes? Lucy finds Ian camped in the library after hours and, feeling responsible, allows herself to be taken in by him. The unlikely pair embark on a chaotic road trip from Missouri to Vermont, accompanied by ferrets, an uneasy boyfriend, and unsettling family history. As they journey, the question arises: is Ian really running away, and who is pursuing them?
First publish date: 2011
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Rebecca Makkai
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