April 25, 2020 | 'The Running Dream' by Wendelin Van Draanen [YA Review]

The Running Dream

Van Draanen, Wendelin

2012, Ember

Fiction

Grades: 7 - 12

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EPLD: print
ILL: audiobook
eBook: Libby & Boundless
eAudiobook: Libby

Jessica thinks her life is over when she loses a leg in a car accident. She’s not comforted by the news that she’ll be able to walk with the help of a prosthetic leg. Who cares about walking when you live to run? As she struggles to cope, Jessica feels that she’s both in the spotlight and invisible. People who don’t know what to say act like she’s not there. Jessica’s embarrassed to realize that she’s done the same to a girl with CP named Rosa. A girl who is going to tutor her through all the math she’s missed. A girl who sees right into the heart of her.
 
With the support of family, friends, a coach, and her track teammates, Jessica may actually be able to run again. But that’s not enough for her now. She doesn’t just want to cross finish lines herself—she wants to take Rosa with her.

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