Run, Little Monster‪!‬

In a ravaged postwar countryside where atom bomb raids have left fear, scarcity, and brutality behind, orphaned Fran lives as a frightened captive in the Becker household. Hunted by cruel boys, controlled by the violent Big Luke, and haunted by the threat of male aggression, she longs for safety, family, and escape. But Fran is changing in ways no one around her understands: she becomes invisible, opens her mind to telepathic awareness, and discovers that she is one of the radiation-altered "changed" children feared and destroyed by ordinary people. Guided by a hidden bond with Tom, another changed child, Fran learns that survival depends on secrecy, patience, and finding others like herself. Yet the more she awakens, the more dangerous she becomes to the Beckers and to herself. When Sammy's possessive cruelty turns into assault, Fran's terror erupts into devastating psychic power, forcing her to flee across the countryside with hounds and armed men in pursuit. Injured and nearly caught, she finally hears the truth about Tom—and about the fragile hope that the changed may one day survive together. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.