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by Jennifer Bradbury
When Chris Collins and Winston Coggans take off on a post-graduation cross-country bike trek, Chris's hopes are high. He's looking forward to seeing the country, dodging a dull summer at a minimum wage job, and having one final adventure with his oldest friend. The journey from Hurricane, West Virginia to the coast of Washington state delivers all those things . . . and more. So much more that when Chris returns... (more)
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Amy and Roger's Epic Detour
by Morgan Matson
From a talented debut author, the moving and relatable story of a girl who takes a road trip to find herself--and the guy who goes with her. Amy Curry thinks her life sucks. Her mom decides to move from California to Connecticut to start anew--just in time for Amy's senior year. Her dad recently died in a car accident. So Amy embarks on a road trip to escape from it all, driving cross-country from the... (more)
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Running with the Buffaloes: A Season Inside with Mark Wetmore, Adam Goucher, and the University of Colorado Men's Cross-Country Team
by Chris Lear
In RUNNING WITH THE BUFFALOES, writer Chris Lear follows the University of Colorado cross-country team through an unforgettable NCAA season. Allowed unparalleled access to team practices, private moments, and the mind of Mark Wetmore--one of the country's most renowned and controversial coaches--Lear provides a riveting look inside the triumphs and heartaches of a perennial national contender and the men who will... (more)
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Once a Runner
by John L. Parker
This is the inspirational cult classic that Runner's World (and many others) have called "the best novel ever written about running". The Reno Gazette-Journal has also called it "a book so good, people will steal it." How often do you hear about someone borrowing a friend's book, then later buying their own copy because they liked it so much? Or a book so treasured that it gets passed from friend to friend... (more)
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Whirligig
by Paul Fleischman
Upset by a recent event at school, Brent sets out to kill himself, but when he accidentally kills an innocent bystander with his car, he is forced to make reparations to her parents by taking a cross-country journey setting up whirligigs in her memory. Reprint. AB. SLJ.
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First Boy
by Gary D. Schmidt
Youre my first boy, Cooper, my first boy, grandfather says just before he dies. All alone in the world, without even a dog, the only thing that keeps Cooper going is running the dairy farm.Suddenly, black sedans are swarming all around Coopers small New Hampshire town, driven by mysterious men in dark suits. Coopers barn is burned to the ground, and his house is broken into and searched during the night. The... (more)
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Road to Paradise
by Paullina Simons
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Hey Mom, Can I Ride My Bike Across America?: Five Kids Meet Their Country
by John S. Boettner
Dead Poets Society meets Stand By Me as 5 real 12- and 13-yr.-olds ride their bicycles 5,000 miles across America. They want to see if their country is as wonderful as their teacher says it is.
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Life at These Speeds
by Jeremy Jackson
In eighth grade Kevin Schuler is a popular kid with a decent, if not stellar, record on the track. Yet after fate takes him off a bus that crashes and kills his fellow students, including his girlfriend, Kevin inexplicably becomes a track phenomenon. Separated from his memory and distanced from his own life, he effortlessly smashes records and gains national attention, until he finds that he can no more remain... (more)
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Chinese Handcuffs
by Chris Crutcher
Dillon is living with the painful memory of his brother's suicide -- and the role he played in it. To keep his mind and body occupied, he trains intensely for the Ironman triathlon. But outside of practice, his life seems to be falling apart. Then Dillon finds a confidante in Jennifer, a star high school basketball player who's hiding her own set of destructive secrets. Together, they must find the courage to... (more)
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The Dig Tree
by Sarah P. Murgatroyd
The harrowing true story of the Burke and Willis expedition team who took on the Australian wilds 150 years ago--and lost. They departed Melbourne's Royal Park in the summer of 1860, a misfit party of eighteen amateur explorers cheered on by thousands of well-wishers. Their mission: to chart a course across the vast unmapped interior of Australia, from Melbourne to the northern coast. Months later, only one man... (more)
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Deadline
by Chris Crutcher
Ben Wolf has big things planned for his senior year. Had big things planned. Now what he has is some very bad news and only one year left to make his mark on the world. How can a pint-sized, smart-ass seventeen-year-old do anything significant in the nowheresville of Trout, Idaho? First, Ben makes sure that no one else knows what is going on—not his superstar quarterback brother, Cody, not his parents,... (more)
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Catalyst
by Laurie Halse Anderson
Meet Kate Malone: a straight-A science and math geek, minister's daughter, ace long-distance runner, new girlfriend (to Mitchell "Early Decision Harvard" Pangborn III), unwilling family caretaker, and emotional avoidance champion. Kate manages her life by organizing it as logically as the periodic table. She can handle it all---or so she thinks. Then, things change as suddenly as a string of chemical reactions;... (more)
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Coaching Cross Country Successfully
by Joe Newton
In Coaching Cross Country Successfully, coach Joe Newton explains how he built and runs his cross country dynasty and how to apply his principles of teaching discipline, dedication, and teamwork to develop and improve your own program. Combining insightful instruction with dozens of personal anecdotes, Newton explains how to • motivate a team and individual athletes, • teach the basics of... (more)
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American Gods
by Neil Gaiman
Shadow is a man with a past. But now he wants nothing more than to live a quiet life with his wife and stay out of trouble. Until he learns that she's been killed in a terrible accident. Flying home for the funeral, as a violent storm rocks the plane, a strange man in the seat next to him introduces himself. The man calls himself Mr. Wednesday, and he knows more about Shadow than is possible. He warns Shadow that... (more)
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The Lucky One
by Nicholas Sparks
When U.S. Marine Logan Thibault finds a photograph of a smiling young woman half-buried in the dirt during his third tour of duty in Iraq, his first instinct is to toss it aside. Instead, he brings it back to the base for someone to claim, but when no one does, he finds himself always carrying the photo in his pocket. Soon Thibault experiences a sudden streak of luck—winning poker games and even surviving deadly... (more)
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The True Meaning of Smekday
by Adam Rex
It all starts with a school essay. When twelve-year-old Gratuity ("Tip") Tucci is assigned to write five pages on "The True Meaning of Smekday" for the National Time Capsule contest, she's not sure where to begin. When her mom started telling everyone about the messages aliens were sending through a mole on the back of her neck? Maybe on Christmas Eve, when huge, bizarre spaceships descended on the Earth and the... (more)
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Bond Markets in Latin America: On the Verge of a Big Bang?
Developing local bond markets is high on the policy agenda of Latin America. Bond markets are an essential component of a well-functioning financial market. Facilitating the efforts of public and private borrowers to issue domestic-currency-denominated, long-term, fixed-rate bonds insulates them from the rollover and balance sheet risks that have been central elements in past financial crises. In addition, a... (more)
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The Longest Fall
by Lee Krinsky
Atlantic is a team that was once renowned and feared. Things have changed in the last few years. There isn?t as much talent, the runners aren?t as tough as they used to be, and the legendary coach is at the end of his career.After a brutal defeat in the spring championships, the team makes a vow to retake their county title in the fall, and regain their reputation. Little do the boys know that they are about to... (more)
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To Be a Runner
How Racing Up Mountains, Running with the Bulls, or Just Taking On a 5-K Makes You a Better Person (and the World a Better Place)
by Martin Dugard
With an exuberant mix of passion, insight, instruction, and humor, best-selling author—and lifelong runner—Martin Dugard takes a journey through the world of running to illustrate how the sport helps us fulfill that universal desire to be the best possible version of ourselves each and every time we lace up our shoes. To Be a Runner represents a new way to write about running by bridging the chasm between the... (more)

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