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The Runner

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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.
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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    • Publisher's Weekly

      July 4, 1994
      Voigt's typically powerful novel, first published nearly 10 years ago, centers on a high-school athlete's reevaluation of his solitary existence. Ages 12-up.

    • The Horn Book

      January 1, 2013
      Voigt's Tillerman Cycle (including the 1983 Newbery Medalwinning [cf2]Dicey's Song[cf1] and [cf2]A Solitary Blue[cf1], a 1984 Newbery Honor Book) has been reissued as a set. The books open to reveal spacious pages, with added leading between lines and a wider typeface. The contemporary look and accessible layout should help introduce a new generation of readers to the indomitable Dicey Tillerman and her world.

      (Copyright 2013 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

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  • Lexile® Measure:740
  • Text Difficulty:3-4

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