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Running Loose

Chris Crutcher

1983190 pagesabout 3–4 hours
1983
first published
  • 1983Greenwillow Books · 190 pages · ENGISBN 9780688020026
  • 2009HarperCollins · ENGISBN 9780061968471
  • 2003HarperTeen · 224 pages · ENGISBN 9780060094911
  • 2003Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media · ENGISBN 9780606277990
  • 2003Tandem Library · 216 pages · ENGISBN 9780613967181
  • 1986Laurel Leaf · 190 pages · ENGISBN 9780440975700
  • 1999Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group · ENGISBN 9780808565796
  • 1987Perfection Learning PreboundISBN 9780812448528
AdventurousWhimsicalShort read

Louie, a high school senior in a small Idaho town, learns about sportsmanship, love, and death as he matures into manhood.

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MoodNostalgicPlayful

How it reads

Character focusSingle lead

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Written forMiddle grade

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ThemesGrief

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