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The Running Game Wentdelin Van Daanen Summary

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Running Dream is the better media and had a better impact in my life rather than The Soul Surfer emotionally and physically.n "The Running Game" by Wendelin Van Draanen, Jessica is hospitalized after an accident. A vehicle crashed into her bus after a track meet and she is now missing one of her legs below the knee. She ran a 400 meter race in 55 seconds flat during her last meet, but now it takes her five minutes to move 20 feet.
She heals quickly and her doctor is pleased with her progress, but her mental state isn 't doing so well. She slips into depression. She is frustrated because she knows that she is supposed to appreciate all that her family and friends are doing to help her adapt to her situation, but she feels as if she is a stranger …show more content…

Her math teacher makes her sit next to Rosa, a girl with cerebral palsy. At first Jessica is hesitant to do this since she doesn 't want to be linked with the handicapped, but she realizes this is wrong. When she gets to know Rosa through passed notes, she discovers that she likes the girl.
Whenever Jessica starts feeling better about her situation, something knocks her back down. She fits in all right at school, but she finds out that the insurance companies won 't pay for her bills so her parents have to fight in court. Her father is putting in long hours at work to pay the bills.
Jessica gets fitted for a prosthesis and walks pretty well with it. Fiona and her coach tell her about a special running leg. Her team has decided to fundraise to get her one. She can 't run, but she can still be part of this team, which is like a family. Jessica continues healing and the team works on raising money.
She gets her running leg and it feels like her life has been handed back to her. By this point, Jessica is good friends with Rosa, and she wants to share give her something special. She decides to train so she can race in the River Run - a ten-mile run. She will push Rosa in a wheelchair so Rosa can experience what it 's like to cross a finish line.
The run is brutal but Jessica does it. As she crosses the line, she realizes that she can do anything. Her race is just

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