Question by Brad W: Are there any good books on a boy who runs away traveling the world leaving everything he once knew behind.?
I read “Catch me if you can” which was awesome because it was a true story. It is just some dumb dream of mine, but if you know any books on the subject i would really like to know. Thanks
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Stephen Kings The Talisman the boy travels across the country and back and forth between dimensions.
well…jack from titanic kinda travels the world, leaving everything behind. but it just mentions that.
Well – he doesn’t travel the world – but in ‘Water for Elephants’ by Sara Gruen. The protagonist, Jacob, leaves behind his hometown and joins a traveling circus during the 1930′s. It’s a very entertaining read – not very glamorous at all as you may expect with a story involving the circus.