Runner Girl
Jen_McConnel
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  • Reads 4,590
  • Votes 313
  • Parts 23
  • Time 4h 36m
Jen_McConnel
Complete, First published Aug 09, 2018
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Lana loves to run; it's like the moment her feet leave hit the track, she can fly. But her world gets turned upside-down when the father who abandoned her as a child shows up to claim her. 

Runner Girl is a re-imagining of the myth of Atalanta, and it was my MA thesis at Hollins University. I'm really excited to share it here for the first time!

This story takes place in the same world as my book Beautiful Curse, which is also available here on Wattpad.  https://www.wattpad.com/story/173022073-beautiful-curse
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