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On the Run by Bancks, Tristan is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is On the Run about?
When a twelve-year-old boy's parents discover millions of dollars deposited into their bank account, they take him and his sister on the lam in this fast-paced middle-grade adventure. Ben has always wanted to be a cop, so he's intrigued when police officers show up at the door, asking for his parents. Then his parents arrive after the police leave and rush him and his sister into the car, insisting they are going on a vacation. Ben's a little skepticalhis family doesn't go on vacations. After they lose the police in a high-speed car chase and end up in a remote cabin deep in the woods, Ben discovers his parents' secret: millions of dollars were deposited into their bank account by accident, and they took the money and ran off. Ben isn't sure what to think. Are his parents criminals? And because he ran off with them, is he a criminal, too?
Who reads On the Run?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Bancks, Tristan
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
- Published
- 1970
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780374301545
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- True Crime, Fiction, Children'S
- Rating
- 3.49 / 5 (150 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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