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3.5 

Running Loose

By Chris Crutcher
Running Loose by Chris Crutcher digital book - Fable

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Louie Banks has it made.

He's got a starting spot on the football team, good friends, and a smart, beautiful girlfriend who loves him as much as he loves her.

Early in the fall, he sees all his ideas of fair play go up in smoke; by spring, what he cares about most has been destroyed. How can Louie keep going when he's lost everything?

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3.5
“I really really enjoyed this book. Maybe it's just because I was a jock who ran the varsity 2 mile in high school. the struggle the main character faces is a great lesson that can be taken into the heart of all young adults. I wish I would have read this book before high school. Crutcher teaches the valuable lesson of just because someone hold authority over you, doesn't always make them more right than you. Make an argument when one needs to be made & keep a level head otherwise. Some of the characters were a little overly stereotyped, but I think the over all feel of high school is spot on. Sometimes unfair, angsty, full of sports, coming of age. Great book. Gracefully deals with the issue of race and authority.”

About Chris Crutcher

Chris Crutcher has written nine critically acclaimed novels, an autobiography, and two collections of short stories. Drawing on his experience as a family therapist and child protection specialist, Crutcher writes honestly about real issues facing teenagers today: making it through school, competing in sports, handling rejection and failure, and dealing with parents. He has won three lifetime achievement awards for the body of his work: the Margaret A. Edwards Award, the ALAN Award, and the NCTE National Intellectual Freedom Award. Chris Crutcher lives in Spokane, Washington.

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