But is this due to her Epilepsy or are her parents lying to her. Faye is undeterred and will do anything to run the Marathon.įaye keeps having nightmares about being in a dark place and can remember living in a different house where she was looked after by another lady. To get her life on the right path, she’ll need to figure out what her parents are hiding and never lose sight of the finish line.įaye has to move schools again, she is used to moving around a lot but it doesn’t mean she is happy.įaye makes friends with Francie and they plan to train for the Boston Marathon, but Faye’s parents ban her from competing as they worry it will make her Epilepsy worse. Her parents insist that it’s a symptom of her epilepsy, but Faye thinks they might be lying, especially when it keeps happening.
Desperate to climb out of the rut of poverty, Faye is determined to take part and win a college scholarship.Īfter the school bully tries to run her down with his car, a strange memory surfaces-a scene Faye doesn’t recognize. When Faye discovers she has a talent for distance running, she and her friend Francie decide to enter the Boston Marathon, even though women aren’t allowed to compete. She tries out for the track team, knowing her mother would never approve because of Faye’s epilepsy. In the fall of 1967, Faye Smith’s family moves to Florida to work in the orange groves, and she has to start a new school… again. Runyan, Bestselling Author of "Daughters of the Night Sky" This is a tale that sheds light on exactly how much women have had to overcome in order to participate in such simple things as high school sports. "The characters are gritty and real, and the tumultuous late 1960s are depicted vibrantly.
Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review Readers will appreciate Who She Is for its multifaceted approach to life and one girl's discovery of who she really is (and can be) in the face of bullying, betrayal, and abandonment." D. "Faye's character and her concerns are nicely drawn, the twists of plot are unpredictable and different, and the story line is thoroughly engrossing.
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