Running with Jack Scissors

A heartfelt, faith-friendly coming-of-age novel for teens and fans of The Fault in Our Stars and Words on Bathroom Walls.

Sixteen-year-old Megan barely feels anything anymore. Not since her dad died. Not since her mom stopped looking her in the eye. Not since her cross-country teammates turned every practice into a reminder that she's not who she used to be.

Then, on a deserted trail, she meets Jack Scissors-strange, charming, obsessed with all things 1970s, and determined to make her run like his idol, Steve Prefontaine: with all heart.

As Jack trains her for the biggest race of the summer, Megan finds herself running faster, and feeling more, than she ever thought she could. She tells him things she's never told anyone... including the truth about the day her father died.

But the closer race day comes, the more she wonders: Who is Jack Scissors? And why does it feel like knowing him will change everything?

Running with Jack Scissors explores grief, faith, first love, and the healing power of hope-an uplifting contemporary story ideal for young adult readers ages 13-18 and inspirational fiction shelves.

For Megan it's a summer of love, loss, and a boy who dares her to run and live with all heart.