ASIN: B01NCOLT43
Publisher: Amazon.com Services LLC
Pages: 301
"Chasing Hope" is a young adult novel that follows an unlikely pair of distance runners as they fight for survival and bond over running. "Chasing Hope" explores classism, racism, and religious tolerance in an engaging, exciting and thought provoking manner. Jake is an angry, hard nosed, working class distance runner fighting for a scholarship and a way out. Keinan is a Somali refugee just trying to survive. Together, the pair create an unforgettable cross country season. Jake dreams of the running scholarship to Northwestern State University awarded annually to the top senior from his county. However, to achieve his lofty goal Jake must work to overcome the challenge of an alcoholic mother, absent father and a team with no running tradition. While Jake struggles to overcome his challenges in America, Keinan’s idyllic life in Somalia is torn apart by a warlord who attacks his beautiful ...
