On the Run (novel)

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On the Run (1964) is a children's novel by British author, Nina Bawden.

[edit] Plot

When Ben's cousins, whom he lives with, are unwell, he is forced to spend the summer with his father and step-mother-to-be. They live in London and have little time to spend with Ben. So Ben decides to explore the gardens of the terrace houses in his street. He walks along the walls connecting all the houses until he comes to one covered in jaggard glass. Ben then falls into the garden and meets a young boy from Tiga, Thomas. Thomas is being kept in London, while his father, Chief Okapi, is exiled there. When Ben discovers a plot to kidnap Thomas, he, Thomas and Lil (a friend of Thomas) decide to run away.