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Run For Your Life: Book One of a Series

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Any teen who's ever thought of running away from home needs to read this novel to learn what life on the road is really like. Lisa is just thirteen years old when she helps herself to some of her Dad's cash and takes off with her older boyfriend, Bill. It seems so easy - "We'll just run away" - but the reality is that together with the freedom comes a constant struggle to find food, warmth, a place to sleep, and another ride. The next vehicle to stop might hold a friendly trucker who's happy to share his lunch ... or some wild drunks who are planning a gang rape.

Elisabeth Freeman is a writer, speaker, and mother of four teens. But she was once a runaway who spent two years living on the road with her boyfriend, and this gives her book a powerful authenticity. Some of the most horrific experiences described in the novel - the ones that you hope are fictional, such as a rape at knifepoint - actually happened to her.

As Lisa and Bill travel from one crisis to another, the action never flags and the book becomes increasingly difficult to put down. It ends with Lisa about to make a major decision. Will she try to take control of her life? You'll have to wait for Book 2 of this trilogy to find out!

Lisa Freeman did a brilliant job of capturing teenage emotions like angst and loneliness in this book. Every teenager will be able to identify with the main character, who has yet much to learn about love and being content. The author definitely speaks the language of young readers. Her book will help young people to understand that they are not alone and it will help parents to understand what their kids are going through. I highly recommend this book to everyone.

I find both of Lisa's books and encouragement for others who have faced similar circumstances. The honesty presented in her books also helps the reader identify with her and see that yes you can come out of trials and tribulations. Lisa's book also shows you can do something with your life, that you dont have to let your past be the ruins of you. This a must read for anyone who has gone through hard times and felt no one understands, i enjoed reading her story and I can guarantee this is a book to keep in any family library for your family and future generations!

This book was so cool! I was literally glued to the pages. It keeps you in suspense until the very end. Lisa is one of my favorite writers--she really knows how to pull her readers in. If you buy this you definitely won't be disappointed, in fact, you'll be wanting more--the only question you'll be asking is when will Book Two be released!

Based on a period of Lisa Freeman's life, "Run For Your Life" will have you doing anything but running. That is to say, you won't want to go anywhere but sit on the edge of your seat and get lost in this book. I found it impossible to come unglued from the pages. All I could think of is that Lisa actually survived through this. Once you read "Run For Your Life" I have no doubt you will be asking yourself the same question. While hitching cross country and back Lisa and her boyfriend encounter murderers' rapists' and mobsters' and every so often a kind natured soul. Freeman takes fear to another level. There's something much scarier than ghost's and goblins in this book; human beings. An amazing journey both physical and spiritual for both the characters' and the readers'.

In reading Run For Your Life,I found that there is a wealth of WISDOM .
In sharing her experience she reveals to us how much God loves us and he never forsakes us even at times when we may not feel like it.
Lisa is an extremely talented writer.If you want to make a difference in your teenagers life ,I urge you to buy this book.Better yet buy several and give them out to others.
Lisa expressed herself so well and this book is truly a blessing!

DEBORAH J.BAIRD
FAITH MINISTRIES
PORTLAND,TN.37148

Wow! I can't believe all Lisa went through living out on the roads hitchhiking around for two whole years--God must have really had his hand on her. Not only is this a great book and intense, but it should be required reading to every 13 year-old in the public schools. This touches on more than peer pressure (abusive relationships, love, trust, and all the things teens deal with). Thank you for putting good quality material back into this world!

-Exie McKone, Mother & Grandmother