Author: Keith Gray
Reading Age: 8-10

Jason’s Mum and Dad argue a lot and since his big brother moved to Liverpool, for his new job, escaping from it all seems like a good idea.

Jason’s Mum and Dad argue a lot and since his big brother moved to Liverpool, for his new job, escaping from it all seems like a good idea.

That’s exactly what Jason does. He gets on a train and escapes, because he’s not running away, or is he?

Then he meets Jam.

Jam says he’s a runner, one of many runners that live on trains, sneaking on from station to station and surviving from day to day.

But is there more to Jam’s story?

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