Escape from Marianna

"White's tale of the boys' hardships is a compelling one, especially because it is based on two real teenage victims...."Kirkus Reviews (kirkus.com fiction 15Jan 2017.

SUMMARY and BIO (AS APPEARING ON THE BOOK'S BACK COVER)

Trapped by Murdock, the deranged administrator of a corrupt correctional school in northern Florida, Patrick and George two fifteen year olds, decide to run. But their decision takes a fateful turn and suddenly they are fugitives, desperate and alone, pursued by a madman and running for their lives.

BIO: Bobbi Boland White is an award winning University of Pennsylvania graduate who has worked with at-risk and disaffected youth in Philadelphia, Miami, Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

ESCAPE FROM MARIANNA has been honored for YA fiction (Eric Hoffer award, 2011) as well as for Regional Fiction (Indie Excellence 2011.) The book was a 2011 finalist for the prestigious Montaigne Medal.

"An affecting, unsettling tale of steadfast friendship...."Kirks Reviews (kirkus.com fiction 15 Jan 2017.