A Taste of Victory
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Last published Sun, Apr 26, 2015
Jamie basically stinks at everything. She's at least good at schoolwork, but even then, she thinks she's at the bottom of her grade 8 class. She's only 14, and when you can't stand babysitting, and are a teenager in 2015, it's difficult to land a job. She hates sports, and is genuinely bad at them anyway. She has next to no friends, except for a boy named Conner, who lives out of town and has his own set of friends aside from Jamie. There is, however, one passion Jamie has. Kayaking. Not canoeing. Not Stand-up Paddle Boarding. Kayaking.
This summer, Jamie signed herself up for a rather intense kayaking race in Quebec. Her mom and step-dad are cool with it, but Jamie is second-guessing herself. The race is three days away from her grade 8 graduation, and the odds of winning are stacked against her. With the help of Conner and her mom, can she beat the odds and succeed?
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