The Runaway (Fear Street Series #41) [Paperback]

R. L. Stine (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1997

Hoping to start her life over at Shadyside, where nobody knows about her secret dark powers, runaway Felicia becomes terrified that she will lose control of herself again when someone discovers the truth about her.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Simon Pulse (January 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671529595
• ISBN-13: 978-0671529598
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #770,762 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Run away to Shadyside, Runaway, October 30, 2008

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Andrea "Readaholic" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Runaway (Fear Street Series #41) (Paperback)

Felicia is a runaway who runs away all the way to Shadyside. And she ends up on Fear Street. Even though she knows no one in Shadyside, she has to find a job and a place to live. But everything is in her favor in that department. She also quickly finds friends. She quickly gets a life and people to hang out with. How cool.

But it appears that someone wants to kill her. Are these people really her friends? She receives a threatening note; the place where she is staying is ramshackled. Should she leave Shadyside? But if so, where will she go? Will she be safe and will there be a happy ending?

I discovered R.L. Stine Fear Street books when my oldest child was in 5th or 6th grade (I don't remember which). She had to read books for the school's reading program. The student with the highest amount of points each six weeks was the winner. (It was usually her.) Her school had lots of Fear Street books on the reading program; that's how she discovered them. She loved reading them so much, I just had to read one and see what all the hype was about. After I read the first one, I've been hooked every since. They are good books, fun books, and have a fun atmosphere. Even though some are better than others, most all of them are 5-star books. A few of the better ones are "The Babysitter" (4 books in the series - I through IV), "Hit and Run", "The Rich Girl", "Halloween Party", "The Secret Bedroom", "Cat", and many, many more.

I am an adult. Adults are allowed to read fun books, too.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best!, January 24, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Runaway (Fear Street Series #41) (Paperback)

If I could I'd give this book a 11! Now I have said before that other books were the best, but this one was really the best. I started reading it the night I got it and I told myself I was going to bed after chapter 5, but after that chapter I was hooked, I just couldn't put it down. After every chapter I told myself I was going to bed, but I would always tell myself, "just one more chapter", until the whole book was read . That was the fastest time I've ever read a book. It only took me 2 hours, then I finally went to bed! You must read this book, cause it really is the best!!

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Runaway a review by Joe, November 15, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Runaway (Fear Street Series #41) (Paperback)

Have you ever heard of a girl with telekinetic powers? Well in the book Runaway a girl named Felicia has powers to move things with her mind. One problem, she couldn't control her powers. So she became a runaway. After he escaped all the tests people were doing on her she went to a town called Shadyside. There she met a boy called Nick and his girlfriend Zan, short for Alexandria. Felicia became runaway because at her old town she killed two people. Zan found out about her secret and tried to kill her. Next her friend Debbie tried to kill her. Do you think she think survived?
While I was reading the book, I was on the edge of my seat. Everyday I read two to four chapters. When I was reading the book I pictured I was in the book watching everything. Everyday when I was in school I couldn't wait until my study hall so I could read the book. One weekend I stayed up from 9:00pm to 1:00am finishing the book. I absolutely could not put the book down. The book had so much action and excitement. That is what I look for in a book.
Felicia, the protagonist, is tall, slender, brown eyes, and long brown hair. Her personality traits are nice, caring, helpful, concerned, generous and courageous. She showed she was helpful by helping out at the Burger Basket. She showed she was courageous when the Burger Basket started on fire and people were still trapped inside the building. She went inside and cleared the fire with her telekinetic powers. She has a couple of strengths and weaknesses. Her strengths are that she has telekinetic powers. Her weaknesses are that she cannot control them. They just go off when ever they feel like it. An example is when she was in school, she felt the powers swell inside of her, then they just burst out and a row of lockers began to tremble and books began to slam against the lockers.
Felicia seems like a nice girl. She seems she would help out no matter what the situation. She acted strange a few times but people got used to it, except for Zan. It seems like she had a lot of adventures. This was a good book, I hope you read it.