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Runner Girl

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Reads 4,587
Votes 313
Parts 23
Time 4h 36m

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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-curseAll Rights Reserved

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