The Runaway Summer of Davie Shaw

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The Runaway Summer of Davie Shaw is a children's novel by Mario Puzo, first published in 1966.

Two chapters were included in the 1972 collection The Godfather Papers and Other Confessions, a selection of the author's writings, including two short stories, book reviews, and magazine articles.

Plot

The plot revolves around a boy named Davie Shaw, who is left with his grandparents for the summer while his parents take off on a round-the-world trip in celebration of their wedding anniversary. Davie has adventures of his own that take him throughout the United States on his pony.