Running Wide Open
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The last thing Cody expects is for Race to become the friend and mentor heโs 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 heโs come to care about is threatened, and heโs forced to choose between falling back on his old, familiar anger or stepping up to prove his loyalty to the only person heโs ever dared trust.
Named one of BookBubโs โ6 Seriously Awesome YA Books Even Adults Can Get Intoโ and praised by teachers as perfect for reluctant readers, Running Wide Open is a feel-good story youโll remember long after you finish the last page. Great for fans of Chris Crutcher, Laurie Halse Anderson, and John Green.
โNowak capably depicts a realistic, likable teenager with typical teenager flaws.... An endearing story about a teenager, his mentor, and what a difference true, unselfish love can make.โ ~ Kirkus Reviews
โThe roar of engines practically explodes off the page in this compelling, heart-thumping debut. Cody Everett is a straight-shooter with attitude, smarts, and whip-cracking wit; he doesn't pull any punches, and neither does author Lisa Nowak. The collision of Cody and the world of stock car racing makes for a great story, one of the best I've read in a long time. Running Wide Open is a book not to be missed.โ ~ Christine Fletcher, author of Tallulah Falls and Ten Cents a Dance
โI thoroughly enjoy Lisa Nowakโs 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 โlecture.โโ ~ Linda Ryan, School Counselor, Londonderry H.S.
๏ปฟBook 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 sheโd 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.
