Running Wide Open
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The last thing Cody expects is for Race to become the friend and mentor heâs been looking for all his life. But just as he begins to settle in and get a handle on his supercharged temper, a crisis sends his life spinning out of control. Everything heâs come to care about is threatened, and heâs forced to choose between falling back on his old, familiar anger or stepping up to prove his loyalty to the only person heâs ever dared trust.
Named one of BookBubâs â6 Seriously Awesome YA Books Even Adults Can Get Intoâ and praised by teachers as perfect for reluctant readers, Running Wide Open is a feel-good story youâll remember long after you finish the last page. Great for fans of Chris Crutcher, Laurie Halse Anderson, and John Green.
âI thoroughly enjoy Lisa Nowakâs books and have especially enjoyed using her Full Throttle series in working with my students. The characters are all so believable and definitely relatable to adolescents. I find that the lessons they learn are valuable and at times similar to things my students are dealing with. In one student's case, I was able to draw from situations in the books to use as comparisons and possible solutions. It was great to not have to âlecture.ââ ~ Linda Ryan, School Counselor, Londonderry H.S.
Book 1 in the Full Throttle Series
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In addition to being a YA author, Lisa Nowak is a retired amateur stock car racer, an accomplished cat whisperer, and a professional smartass. She writes coming-of-age books about kids in hard luck situations who learn to appreciate their own value after finding mentors who love them for who they are. She enjoys dark chocolate and stout beer and constantly works toward employing wu wei in her life, all the while realizing that the struggle itself is an oxymoron.
Lisa has no spare time, but if she did sheâd use it to tend to her expansive perennial garden, watch medical dramas, take long walks after dark, and teach her cats to play poker. For those of you who might be wondering, she is not, and has never been, a diaper-wearing astronaut. She lives in Milwaukie, Oregon, with her husband, four feline companions, and two giant sequoias.
