Ultra
David Carroll
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Publisher:
Scholastic Canada Ltd
Scholastic Canada Ltd
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Watermark
Watermark
Publication Year:
2013
2013
ISBN-13:
9781443128551
Description:
<p><b><i>A young ultra-marathon runner is pushed to the breaking point and beyond in this gripping tale of physical endurance and emotional healing.</i></b></p><p>Quinn has been called a superhero and a freak of nature. At age 13, he's an amazing distance runner. He takes on the second-hardest challenge of his life when he enters his first ultramarathon: a grueling 100-mile, 24-hour-long race that will push him to the very limit of his endurance.</p><p>While Quinn struggles to go on — up a mountain and through the night, as his muscles break down and he begins to hallucinate — we learn why the ultra-marathon is only the <i>second</i> hardest thing he has endured in his young life. And maybe this devastating event from his past is exactly what Quinn has been running from . . .</p><p>Framed as an interview with a media commentator after Quinn's newsmaking finish, this remarkable debut novel from ultra-marathon runner David Carroll reminds us that when we dare to challenge what is possible, the word impossible loses its meaning.</p>
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