{"product_id":"keeping-pace-9781419768750","title":"Keeping Pace","description":"\u003cb\u003eLaurie Morrison's \u003ci\u003eKeeping Pace\u003c\/i\u003e is a poignant middle-grade novel about friends-turned-rivals training for a half-marathon--and rethinking what it means to win and what they mean to each other.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Grace has been working for years to beat her former friend Jonah Perkins's GPA so she can be named top scholar of the eighth grade. But when Jonah beats her for the title, it feels like none of Grace's academic accomplishments have really mattered. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e They weren't enough to win--or to impress her dad. And then the wide, empty summer looms. With nothing planned and no more goals or checklists, she doesn't know what she's supposed to be working toward. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Eager for something to occupy her days, Grace signs up for a half-marathon race that she and Jonah used to talk about running together. Jonah's running it, too. Maybe if she can beat Jonah on race day, she'll feel OK again. But as she begins training with Jonah and checking off a new list of summer goals, she starts to question what--and who--really matters to her. Is winning at all costs really worth it? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Engaging and heartfelt, \u003ci\u003eKeeping Pace\u003c\/i\u003e is about wanting to win at all costs--and having to learn how to fail.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurie Morrison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.11h x 5.75w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419768750\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e551329 \/ Keeping Pace\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2024 pg. 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2024 - Recommended, Satisfactory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaurie Morrison\u003c\/b\u003e taught middle school for ten years before writing \u003ci\u003eEvery Shiny Thing\u003c\/i\u003e, her middle-grade debut with co-author Cordelia Jensen. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eUp for Air\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSaint Ivy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eComing Up Short\u003c\/i\u003e. She received her MFA in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives in Philadelphia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harry N. Abrams","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43769300320371,"sku":"9.78142E+12","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_33c91204-4d1b-4ae8-a93b-e855a7879be3.jpg?v=1757074401","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/keeping-pace-9781419768750","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}