WARNING: THIS BOOK MAY CAUSE YOU TO CRY.
This book is probably one of my favorites because the girl is a runner. But that's not really why I like it. I like this book because the main character, Jessica, is faced with a tragic accident that forces her to stop running forever, but she uses that accident to make new friends, and inspire people to look past their mistakes, because anything is possible.
Jessica is a track and field runner, one of the best in her region. She gets a new PR,( for those of you who aren't runners, that means personal record) , and that same evening her track bus crashes. One of her teammates dies, and she is forced to amputate her leg.
She must learn at first how to reuse her leg all together, but then she must learn how to use a prosthetic leg. She's so used to running, And it's going to be hard for her, knowing that she used to run a quarter mile in top notch times, and now can't even walk.
During part of the book, school begins. Jessica is in a wheelchair at the time, and must take the wheelchair ramps all over the building. While doing so; she makes a new friend, named Rosa. Rosa is a young high school girl around the same age as Jessica, but Rosa however will forever be in a wheelchair, whereas Jessica will be able to leave hers in a few weeks. Rosa has a condition known as Cerebral Palsy, which causes a loss of use in her legs.
Rosa once told Jessica in the book, that she wanted to run, and as impossible as it seems, both girls make it work.
This story is truly inspiring. It shows you how you can live through something tough, but make it work. It also shows you that after losing something you love, you can, in the end, find it.
I love this book so much, and I would recommend it to anyone who may be going through a tough time, it's definitely inspiring and heartwarming.<3
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