THE RUNNING DREAM

AUTHOR

WENDELIN VAN DRAANEN

• Born in Chicago Illinois
• Wendelin published her first book in 1997
• Daughter of two chemists that immigrated from the Netherlands
• Born January, 6, 1995
• Lives in California with husband and and two sons

GENRE

CHARACTERS

• Jessica Carlisle - main character, she lost her leg in an accident, and she is a runner
• Fiona Bartlett- Jessica's best friend. Super loud and cheerful/funny
• Rosa Brazzi- ordinary girl with cerebral palsy. Sweet, and becomes Jessica's friend

REST OF THE CHARACTERS

• Gavin Vance- nice funny newspaper editor and is Jessica's crush
• Coach Kyro- Jessica's running (track) coach. Super nice and is encouraging to Jessica

SETTINGS

CONFLICT

CONFLICT EXAMPLES

• Jessica is debating in her head wether she still likes Gavin Vance or not (internal)
• Jessica is learning how to walk and run and her friends are helping her (external)

PLOT
Jessica was the best runner on her team. Now she can't even walk. She was noticed and everyone liked her. Now she sits in the back of the class and no one remembers her name. All because of some person that decided to not pay attention while driving. Will she find a way to run again? Or will her Running Dream be crushed?

MOOD

FAVORITE PART
When coach Kyro shows Jessica the pictures of the Running Leg and says that he's going to help her raise money for it

RATING 1-10

RECCOMENDATION

THEME (CONNECTION TO REAL LIFE)

AUTHORS POINT

NEVER GIVE UP

VOICE