On New Year's Day, Alice Davis goes for a run. Her first ever. It's painful and embarrassing, but so was getting denied by the only college she cares about. Alice knows she has to stop sitting around and complaining to her best friend, Jenni, and her pet rat, Walter, about what a loser she is. But what she doesn't know is that by taking those first steps out the door, she is setting off down a road filled with new challenges-including vicious side stitches, chafing in unmentionable places, and race-paced first love-and strengthening herself to endure when the going suddenly gets tougher than she ever imagined, in On the Road to Find Out by Rachel Toor.
"Challenging, upbeat, poignant, funny, and just . . . so cool. I wish I hadn't read this story of running-as-life so I'd still have it to look forward to."
Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean
"This sweet coming-of-age story is a fun, swift read - not just for runners but for anyone who has had to unwillingly redirect his or her course."
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"Teens who are feeling the pressure of college applications will relate to this character who finds that she is tougher than she thought she could be."
