Overview
Jean Ure returns with more warmth and wit in a brilliant book about what happens when two girls decide to run away from home.Fourteen-year-old Jade is fed up with fighting with her mum and step-dad, and her shy sixteen-year-old friend Honey is having a miserable time with her mum, but when Jade decides they should both run away, Honey isn't so sure.It's only when they get to London and things don't work out quite how they expected that Honey shows she has hidden depths, and Jade realises that home is not so bad after all…Editorials
School Library Journal
Gr 5-8
Shy, quiet, mousy Honey de Vito would never have had the courage to run away from home if it hadn't been for her domineering best friend Jade. The two girls couldn't be more dissimilar in personality, but both believe their parents are mistreating them, so they hastily make a break for the big city. Jade and Honey leave a trail of clues indicating that they have headed towards Glasgow, while in reality they take a train to London. The pair spend time worrying about getting caught or seen, and are less concerned about what they will actually do when they get to London. After discovering that running away isn't all that exciting, Honey finds an inner strength she didn't know she had, and Jade realizes that she belongs at home. Jean Ure's tale (HarperCollins UK, pap. 2007) of friendship and family is narrated by Kate Byers. Her voicing of the characters may turn off listeners. Jade's mother has an almost unbearable whiny tone, Honey's voice is whispery and babyish, and Jade's tone is overbearing. An additional purchase at best.-Casey LaPlante, East Windsor Middle School, CT