Nowhere to Run
is about choices and consequences. You get to see what happens to Calvin and Deej and Junior without actually having to make their mistakes and live through their pain.
Nowhere to Run
is about choices and consequences. You get to see what happens to Calvin and Deej and Junior without actually having to make their mistakes and live through their pain.
Recognition
Kirkus Reviews’ Best Teen Books of 2013
YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant YA Readers Nominee
Kirkus Starred Review
“By the Book” selection, Washington D.C. Public Library
“Free Minds Book Club” selection, Washington D.C. prisons
Calvin and Deej are like brothers. What matters most to them is their friendship. They’ve always been there for each other. But what do you do when your best friend starts down a bad road?
“Best Teen Books for an Adrenaline Rush”
– Kirkus Reviews
Set in Washington, D.C., Griffin’s first novel looks at the price of loyalty, the forces that conspire against good kids from bad neighborhoods, and the frustration of being seen as a stereotype. … [R]eaders will identify with Calvin’s desire to make something of himself.