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The runner

Cynthia Voigt

1985181 pagesabout 3–4 hours
1985
first published
  • 1985Atheneum · 181 pages · ENGISBN 9780689310690
  • 1987Fontana Lions · 222 pages · ENGISBN 9780006728047
  • 1989Ballantine Books · 217 pages · ENGISBN 9780449702949
  • 2005Simon Pulse · 311 pages · ENGISBN 9781416903413
  • 2003Rebound by Sagebrush · ENGISBN 9780613376679
  • 1994Scholastic · 281 pages · ENGISBN 9780590483803
  • 1986Fawcett · ENGISBN 9780449701546
  • 1999Bt Bound · ENGISBN 9780808571353

As a dedicated runner, a teenage boy has always managed to distance himself from other people until the experience of coaching one of his teammates on the track team gradually helps him see the value of giving and receiving.

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