Having been raised believing he will die before he reaches the age of fourteen, Pepper Roux runs away on his fourteenth birthday in an attempt to elude his fate, assumes another identity, and continues to try to outrun death, no matter the consequences.

• ISBN: 9780061836657
• Published: 2010 , HarperCollins
• Themes: Adventures, Death, Family, fate, Journey
• Descriptors: Awards, Europe, Fantasy, France, Intermediate (ages 9-14)
• No. of pages: 336