The Runner
The Runner

The Runner

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10 - 13
Reading age
240
Page count
740L
Lexile measure
Jul 10, 2012
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You can run from something, or toward something–but can you do both at the same time? Book four in the Newbery-winning cycle from Cynthia Voigt is repackaged with a fresh new look. Bullet Tillerman runs. He runs to escape the criticism of his harsh, unforgiving father. He runs to numb the pain of his mother’s inability to express her love. He is the star of the school track team, but he isn’t a team man and doesn’t want to be. Bullet runs for himself. So Bullet doesn’t understand why he’s been asked to train a new team member, and he’s not looking forward to the task. But in coaching Tamer Shipp, Bullet learns some things about himself–who he is, and who he can perhaps become.

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      Cynthia Voigt

      Cynthia Voigt won the Newbery Medal for Dicey’s Song, the Newbery Honor Award for A Solitary Blue, and the National Book Award Honor for Homecoming, all part of the beloved Tillerman cycle. She is also the author of many other celebrated books for middle grade and teen readers, including Izzy, Willy-Nilly and Jackaroo. She was awarded the Margaret A. Edwards Award in 1995 for her work in literature, and the Katahdin Award in 2004. She lives on an island in Maine.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781442428812
    Publication Date
    July 10, 2012
    Publisher
    Atheneum Books for Young Readers
    Original Publication Date
    January 1, 1985
    Page Count
    240
    Audience
    Young Adult
    Reading Age
    10 - 13 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    84-21663
    Lexile® Level
    740L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~R
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~4.7

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