running

"Ninth-grader Tim Beeman, struggling as a newcomer at elite Hilton Prep, is torn between using his special talent for speed by playing on the prestigious football team or by running with the more relaxed track and field team"--Provided by publisher.

Deena Jackson's world has come crashing down. Just before her senior year of high school, her father is diagnosed with cancer. Deena has always been a shy, quiet girl, unnoticed by her high school classmates. But something changes as she watches her dad struggle. She puts on a pair of sneakers her dad had gotten her the year before and she goes outside to run. Then, aided by her dad's belief in her, Deena sets out to make the high school cross-country team. What she doesn't know is how difficult, and how inspiring, her journey of self-discovery will become.

"Ghost, a naturally talented runner and troublemaker, is recruited for an elite middle school track team. He must stay on track, literally and figuratively, to reach his full potential"--Provided by publisher.

The author offers humor, instruction, and reflections from his lifetime of running on six continents. Discusses the many ways that running has fulfilled his life, and made him a better person.

Explores the mental and physical preparation, which took years, that Olympic gold medalist and track and field superstar Sanya Richards-Ross underwent to get to where she is today.

Blaming herself for breaking up with Kyle and perhaps causing his death, Annie decides to train to run the marathon Kyle had wanted to run himself. She finds that no amount of imagining could have prepared her for how grueling a marathon actually is--nor for the possibility of finding love again in her running partner, Jeremiah.

High school senior Ollie discovers a ghost haunting a cross country track through the woods and, with his best friend and teammate, Nate, decides to lay it to rest.

"Ninth-grader Tim Beeman, struggling as a newcomer at elite Hilton Prep, is torn between using his special talent for speed by playing on the prestigious football team or by running with the more relaxed track and field team"--Provided by the publisher.

"Ninth-grader Tim Beeman, struggling as a newcomer at elite Hilton Prep, is torn between using his special talent for speed by playing on the prestigious football team or by running with the more relaxed track and field team"--Provided by publisher.

An introduction to parkour that covers its popularity, history and philosophy, issues surrounding competitions, different techniques, and more.