Running With Jack Scissors

Sixteen-year-old Megan barely feels anything anymore.Not since her dad died. Not since her mom stopped looking her in the eye. Not since her cross-country teammates turned every practice into a reminder that she’s not who she used to be.Then, on a deserted trail, she meets Jack Scissors.Strange. Charming. Obsessed with all things 1970s. And determined to make her run like his idol, Steve Prefontaine: with all heart.As Jack trains her for the biggest race of the summer, Megan finds herself running faster, and feeling more, than she ever thought she could. She tells him things she’s never told anyone… including the truth about the day her father died.But the closer race day comes, the more she wonders:Who is Jack Scissors? And why does it feel like knowing him will change everything?For Megan it’s a summer of love, loss, and a boy who dares her to run and live with all heart.