Running With the Wind
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After graduating from high school, Jackson O’Connell is left with no home and no plans for the future. When he meets a gruff old sailor and begins working at the boatyard, he discovers a whole new world. Is it enough to help him navigate the challenges he faces and set his own course for the future?
Format: Ebook
ISBN: 9780738725512
Publisher: Flux
Tags: Reading Level: Grades 9-12, Interest Level: Grades 9-12, Coming of Age, Sports & Recreation
Graduating from high school is supposed to feel like the beginning of your real life. But for Jackson O’Connell, it’s more like a slew of endings. In this sequel to Hoops of Steel, Jackson’s dream of a basketball scholarship is gone. His surrogate parent Granny Dwyer has died and he has no place to really call home. His relationship with Kelly is in crisis—Kelly is Princeton bound, while Jackson doesn’t have a plan beyond the next five minutes. Even Jackson’s alcoholic father seems to be getting his life together. Introduced to a gruff old sailor at Granny’s funeral, Jackson reluctantly agrees to live at the marina and work at the boatyard. As Jackson experiences the rigors of working for a living and learning how to sail, he gains skills and self-knowledge. Is it enough to help him navigate the challenges he faces and set his own course for the future?
Copyright: 2007
Page Count: 216
Lexile: 670L
Rights Territory: Worldwide
Categories:
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Coming of Age
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Water Sports
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / General
“Running With the Wind provides a powerful and honest approach to coping with life’s difficulties. Many teens will relate to Jackson’s struggles with self-doubt and the choices he needs to make.” — School Library Journal