The Crystal Run

Author(s): Sheila O'Flanagan

Middle School (Ages 11-14)

The gripping debut children's novel from the Sunday Times and Irish Times No. 1 bestselling author.


Frantic to escape from danger, Joe is transported to another world...   ...where he is plunged into the training regime of the Runners. Their mission is to protect the shield which keeps the Carcassians safe from their enemy, the Kanabians.

Joe is instantly under suspicion: is he a terrorist, sorcerer or spy? When he is paired with Kaia of her Run, he realises how much is at stake. A Runner's destiny is death,but he can't let Kaia die. As they fight to escape, Joe needs to find a way to save them both...


Product Information

Sheila is an ex-bond dealer and financial journalist whose novels have all been immediate No 1 Irish bestsellers and Sheila also writes a weekly column for the Irish Times. Her books have been described 'as necessary to women as chocolate, and just as addictive!' Her last three novels have sold in excess of 1,000,000 copies in their British editions. With each publication she breaks her record of weeks at No 1. She was the recipient of the prestigious Irish Tatler Literary Woman of the Year award in 2003.

General Fields

  • : 9781444927061
  • : Hachette Children's Group
  • : Hodder Children's Books
  • : February 2016
  • : 234mm X 153mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Sheila O'Flanagan
  • : Paperback
  • : 1
  • : en
  • : 823.92
  • : very good
  • : 400