The Running Dream
General Audience:
Young Adult
Genre:
Call Number:
YA - Fiction
Features:
Average size, normal font, reasonable amount of white space, easy on the eyes, easy to read
Cover Notes :
Two sneakers and the words "The Running Dream" written with the shoe laces... Rather classy.
Blurb Notes:
"This heart-touching story is a helpful reminder that we must appreciate each day and each blessing. When I go around 'Rigor Mortis Bend' and think of Jessica, my legs do not feel nearly as tired anymore." - Jordan Hasay, four-time USA Track & Field Junior Women's Champion, 1500m, 2007-10
Beginning, Middle, & End :
Beginning - Despair at the loss of a leg... What will Jessica do? Running was her identity.
Middle - Discovery, hope... Jessica realizes that she is actually able to cope up with life despite her condition\
End - Can Jessica run again? Hope, joy, success... neatly wrapped up ending
Style :
Initially serious, sad and despairing... eventually, joy, hope and realization in the protagonist's life
Pacing :
Leisurely paced
Format :
First person narrative
Characters :
Jessica, Rosa
Setting :
Present day
Theme :
Sports, running, disability, hope
Focus :
Character driven
Read-a-Likes :
Close to famous (by Joan Bauer), Badd (by Tim Tharp), Kick (by Walter Dean Myers and Ross Workman), One handed catch (by Mary Jane Auch)
Hook :
A runner who loses her leg... She can't run anymore... How will she cope?
Brief Annotation :
Jessica, a sixteen year old runner, loses her leg in a car crash. The doctors say she'll be able to walk with a prosthetic limb, but will she ever run again?
As life moves on, Jessica slowly begins to realize that she still has a future full of opportunities...
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