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''Grab Hands and Run'' is a fictional adaptation of a true story written by Frances Temple. The book is written at a fourth-grade level aimed at audiences aged 8 to 13.


Plot details

While growing up, Temple's family sheltered a refugee mother and her two children. The story focuses on the 12-year-old Felipe and his younger sister Romy who flee from the difficult political situation in
El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ...
because Felipe's father Jacinto has disappeared. The family had previously developed a contingency plan for such an event which called for them to flee to
Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
, which they went through
Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...
, Mexico and the United States. The book focuses on the children having to learn not to provoke the anger of government officials and other people in power. As their trip progresses they realize how precious a home and an intact family are. They finally reach Canada but they find out from a religious man that their father was killed.


Reception

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Kirkus Reviews ''Kirkus Reviews'' (or ''Kirkus Media'') is an American book review magazine founded in 1933 by Virginia Kirkus (1893–1980). The magazine is headquartered in New York City. ''Kirkus Reviews'' confers the annual Kirkus Prize to authors of fic ...
'' found ''Grab Hands and Run'', "Well wrought, authentic, and compelling", while ''
Publishers Weekly ''Publishers Weekly'' (''PW'') is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents. Published continuously since 1872, it has carried the tagline, "The International News Magazine of B ...
'' saw that, "Temple's characters are wholly credible" and "Temple's novel may well lead the curious to research the country and politics that inspired her fictional account."{{cite web , url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-531-05480-2 , website=Publishers Weekly , title=Grab Hands and Run , publisher=PWxyz LLC , accessdate=26 June 2015


References

1995 American novels American children's novels HarperCollins books Novels set in El Salvador Novels set in Guatemala Novels set in Mexico Novels set in the United States Novels set in Canada 1995 children's books Children's books set in Guatemala Children's books set in El Salvador Children's books set in Mexico Children's books set in the United States Children's books set in Canada